puberty

(Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
2. (common, countable, uncountable) A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
3. (countable, uncountable) The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
4. (countable, uncountable) The period when a plant begins to flower.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: puberte

In summary

From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).

Concepten

puberteit

adolescentie

rijpheid

Synoniemen

adolescence

pubescence

sexual maturity

teens

youth

pubertal

deflowering

pubescent

boyhood

single woman

pubertas

bachelorette

period of maturity

nubility

menstruation

maturity

girlhood

Vertalingen

Pubertät

puberté

pubertad

pubertà

puberdade

adolescence

Adoleszenz

pubertat

εφηβεία

εφηβική ηλικία

Geschlechtsreife

pubertas

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