About The Word Puberty
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Puberty
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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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