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Puberty

Puberty Meaning & Definition
Puberty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Puberty?

[n] the time of life when sex glands become functional

Synonyms | Synonyms for Puberty: pubescence

Related Terms | Find terms related to Puberty:

See Also | adolescence | time of life

Puberty In Webster's Dictionary

\Pu"ber*ty\, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult: cf. F. pubert['e].] 1. 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. 2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers.

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