puberty
pronunciation
How to pronounce puberty in British English:
UK [ˈpjuːbəti]
How to pronounce puberty in American English:
US [ˈpjuːbərti]
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- Noun:
- the time of life when sex glands become functional
Word Origin
- puberty
- puberty: [14] Latin pūber denoted ‘adult’, and hence, by implication, ‘covered in hair’. Both strands of meaning have followed the word into English: ‘adulthood’ by way of the derivative pūbertās, source of English puberty, and ‘hairiness’ in pubescent [17], which means ‘downy’ as well as ‘having reached puberty’. And the two are combined in pubic ‘relating to the region of the groin where hair begins to grow at puberty’ [19].
- puberty (n.)
- "the time of life in which the two sexes begin first to be acquainted" [Johnson], late 14c., from Old French puberté and directly from Latin pubertatem (nominative pubertas) "age of maturity, manhood," from pubes (genitive pubertis) "adult, full-grown, manly." Related: Puberal; pubertal.
Example
- 1. Puberty causes all kinds of changes in your body .
- 2. Everybody goes through puberty at different speeds .
- 3. The puberty lessons included information about personal care during menstruation .
- 4. Another thing that comes with puberty is acne or pimples .
- 5. The kids played games and watched cartoons about puberty .