menarche

Meaning

The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

Opposite of
menopause
Translations

ménarche

menarquia

ménarque

menarquía

Ménarche

eerste maandstonden

primeira menstruação

الحدوث الأول للحيض في إمرأة

primer período menstrual

Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɛˈnɑːki/
Etymology

First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche.

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