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I was the best guy, you know, all through Little League and Pop Warner and that kind of stuff. But when I went to high school, I was undersized. I didn't grow. I was behind the whole puberty cycle. I didn't like high school.
Pete Carroll

Meaning of "puberty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUBERTY

From Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBERTY

puberty  [ˈpjuːbətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBERTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puberty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBERTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

puberty

Puberty

Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilisation. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy. In response to the signals, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate libido and the growth, function, and transformation of the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sexual organs. Physical growth—height and weight—accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when the child has developed an adult body. Until the maturation of their reproductive capabilities, the pre-pubertal, physical differences between boys and girls are the genitalia, the penis and the vagina. On average, girls begin puberty at ages 10–11; boys at ages 11–12. Girls usually complete puberty by ages 15–17, while boys usually complete puberty by ages 16–17. The major landmark of puberty for females is menarche, the onset of menstruation, which occurs on average between ages 12–13; for males, it is the first ejaculation, which occurs on average at age 13.

Definition of puberty in the English dictionary

The definition of puberty in the dictionary is the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge Also called: pubescence related adjective hebetic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUBERTY


applicability
əˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
concerti
kənˈtʃeətɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
postpuberty
ˌpəʊstˈpjuːbətɪ
poverty
ˈpɒvətɪ
prepuberty
priːˈpjuːbətɪ
property
ˈprɒpətɪ
rubbity
ˈrʌbətɪ
severity
sɪˈvɛrətɪ
similarity
ˌsɪmɪˈlærətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
uberty
ˈjuːbətɪ
validity
vəˈlɪdətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
versatility
ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBERTY

pub lunch
pub quiz
pub-crawl
pub.
pubbed
pubbing
pubcrawler
pube
puberal
pubertal
puberulent
puberulous
pubes
pubescence
pubescent
pubic
pubic hair
pubic lice
pubis
public

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBERTY

antipoverty
at liberty
champerty
cherty
civil liberty
community property
Docherty
Flaherty
fuel poverty
intangible property
intellectual property
lost property
O´Flaherty
personal property
private property
public property
qwerty
real property
Statue of Liberty
take the liberty

Synonyms and antonyms of puberty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PUBERTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «puberty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of puberty

Translation of «puberty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBERTY

Find out the translation of puberty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puberty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puberty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

青春期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pubertad
570 millions of speakers

English

puberty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यौवन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половое созревание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puberdade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বয়: সন্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puberté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akil baligh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pubertät
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

思春期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사춘기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wiwitan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuổi dậy thì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பருவமடைதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तारुण्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ergenlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pubertà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dojrzewanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

статеве дозрівання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pubertate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφηβεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puberteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pubertet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pubertet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puberty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBERTY»

The term «puberty» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBERTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puberty

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUBERTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puberty.
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Pamela Adlon
The thing about women playing boys is that we're not going to age, and we're not going to go through puberty in the middle of a long-running series.
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Ben Barnes
I was heavily into sport from 10 to 15, I was in all the teams, and it was everything to me. But I was very young for my school year and when puberty kicked in for my classmates I got left behind.
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Brianna Brown
I definitely suffered from stage fright. I had to work really hard to come out of my shell. When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious.
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Brianna Brown
When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious. I still get nervous sometimes before shooting and definitely before big auditions.
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Pete Carroll
I was the best guy, you know, all through Little League and Pop Warner and that kind of stuff. But when I went to high school, I was undersized. I didn't grow. I was behind the whole puberty cycle. I didn't like high school.
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Park Chan-wook
When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad.
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Jeff Cohen
Puberty was the main culprit in ending my acting career. I went from being kind of this chunky little kid to looking different, and I was really bummed because I loved acting.
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George William Curtis
The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten.
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Claire Danes
Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride.
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Dom DeLuise
When I was 14 years old, I decided I could cook. It was either that or puberty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBERTY»

Discover the use of puberty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puberty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Puberty Survival Guide for Girls
Sensitive and encouraging, "Puberty Survival Guide for Girls" is an easy-to-read resource for young girls who are anticipating the many physical and emotional changes that accompany puberty.
Eve Ashby, 2005
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Puberty Girl
Frankly discusses the physical and social changes that occur when a girl goes through puberty, and offers suggestions on how to deal with them.
Shushann Movsessian, 2004
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The Puberty Book
With all the latest information, this new edition of THE PUBERTY BOOK answers all those direct (pre) teenage questions, including: What’s a wet dream?
Wendy Darvill, Kelsey Powell, 2011
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Puberty Boy
Discusses the physical and emotional changes that boys encounter with the onset of puberty, including sexual development, growth spurts, relationships with girls, and increased self-awareness.
Geoff Price, 2006
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Puberty
Straight-talking, fact-based texts written by experts in their fields. Each book presents the facts of the subject but also provides contrasting opinions and debates to encourage pupils to explore the issues. 12 yrs+
Susan Elliot-Wright, 2007
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Gender Differences at Puberty
This book focuses on the emergence of gender difference, summarizing the most up-to-date interdisciplinary research.
Chris Hayward, 2003
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Adolescence and Puberty
This wide-ranging volume presents an in-depth picture of adolescent sexuality and behavior. As perhaps the most vital period in human development, adolescence is a time of complex, often difficult interactions between diverse influences.
Reproductive Biology Units MRC Centre for Reproductive Biology John Bancroft Clinical Consultant, Edinburgh, Reproductive Biology Units Director June Machover Reinisch Clinical Consultant, Kinsey Institute and Professor of Psychology Indiana University, 1990
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends.
Judy Blume, 2012
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Early puberty in girls: the essential guide to coping with ...
A comprehensive guide to early puberty in girls by a leading pediatric endocrinologist offers advice for parents on how to address the physical and emotional challenges that might affect daughters, discussing such topics as early puberty ...
Paul Kaplowitz, 2004
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Puberty
Discusses the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty in both boys and girls and suggests ways to ease the adjustment to these changes.
Adam Hibbert, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBERTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puberty is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Always® #LikeAGirl Unstoppable Video Reveals How Societal …
In fact, data from the most recent Always Confidence & Puberty Survey*, shows that 72 percent of girls feel held back by society, which they feel dictates what ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Trans kids: Puberty blockers and angst
Otherwise, she is pleased with the path she has chosen, and considers her puberty-blocking drugs “my lifesaver. Me turning into a man is just probably the most ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
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Smoking Pot Leads To Early Puberty, Stunted Growth In Teenage …
"Early puberty is associated with younger age of onset of drinking and smoking, and early matures have higher levels of substance abuse because they enter ... «Medical Daily, May 15»
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Too Much Salt May Delay the Onset of Puberty, Suggests Study
Consuming too much sodium may stunt the commencement of puberty in humans, leading to reduced fertility and higher stress levels in affected individuals. «TIME, May 15»
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Puberty Suppression Now A Choice For Teens On Medicaid In Oregon
A few states now cover the cost of medical treatment for people who are transgender but Oregon is one of the few that pays for drugs that suppress puberty in ... «NPR, Apr 15»
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Jeopardy contestant's epic fail after creeping viewers out with super …
The correct answer is of course: 'What is puberty?', while the age of consent in the U.S. varies between 16 and 18 depending on the state. It isn't unheard of for ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Sugary drinks may cause early puberty in girls, study says
Soft drink industry groups quickly tried to cast doubt on the study, arguing that, although girls are reaching puberty earlier, there's not yet enough evidence to ... «AOL News, Jan 15»
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How Girls Are Developing Earlier In An Age Of 'New Puberty'
Many girls are beginning puberty at an early age, developing breasts sooner than girls of previous generations. But the physical changes don't mean the ... «NPR, Dec 14»
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Early Puberty May Put Teens at Risk for Depression
New research suggests kids who enter puberty ahead of their peers are at heightened risk of depression. Both genders are at risk, although depression typically ... «PsychCentral.com, Nov 14»
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Early puberty could increase a girl's chance of diabetes, heart …
And the discovery could pave the way for genetic studies into the links between puberty and the likelihood of developing a range of diseases later in life, the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»

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