Meaning Of The Word Puberty

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puberty
uncountable noun: Puberty is the stage in someone's life when their body starts to become physically mature.

puberty in American English
the stage of physical development when secondary sex characteristics develop and sexual reproduction first becomes possible: in common law, the age of puberty is generally fixed at fourteen for boys and twelve for girls
noun: the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female

puberty in British English
noun: the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge

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