Noun
puberty
- A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
- (more common) The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
- 2014, Lewis Wolpert, Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man? ISBN 0571279260:
- Girls undergoing puberty show an increase in the total output of cortisol, which is related to stress, while boys show little increase.
- The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
- 2009, The Development of Children Study Guide ISBN 1429217839, page 241:
- As shown in Figure 14.4 of the textbook, children reach puberty at different ages in different countries; within those nations, children living in cities tend to reach puberty earlier than those living in rural areas.
- 2009, The Development of Children Study Guide ISBN 1429217839, page 241:
- The period when a plant begins to flower.
- French: puberté
- German: Pubertät, Geschlechtsreife
- Italian: pubertà
- Portuguese: puberdade
- Russian: полова́я зре́лость
- Spanish: pubertad
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