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Definition of Puberty
1. Noun. The time of life when sex glands become functional.
Exact synonyms: Pubescence
Generic synonyms: Time Of Life
Group relationships: Adolescence
Derivative terms: Pubertal, Pubescent
Generic synonyms: Time Of Life
Group relationships: Adolescence
Derivative terms: Pubertal, Pubescent
Definition of Puberty
1. n. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females.
Definition of Puberty
1. a period of sexual maturation [n -TIES] : PUBERAL, PUBERTAL [adj]