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

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puberty

Ptyas
Ptyas mucosus
Ptychozoon
Ptychozoon homalocephalum
ptyxes
ptyxis
ptyxises
PT boat
Pu
pub
pub-crawl
pube
puberal
pubertal
puberties
puberty (current term)
puberulent
pubes
pubescence
pubescences
pubescent
pubic
pubic bone
pubic hair
pubic louse
pubic region
pubis
pubises
public
public-relations campaign

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