Speakur

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puberty

/ˈpju.bɚ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
pu-ber-ty
IPA
/ˈpju.bɚ.ti/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The period when a plant begins to flower.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: puberte, puberté, pūbertās

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/
  • British English: /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

puberties (plural)

Derived Forms

impuberty minipuberty peripuberty postpuberty prepuberty pseudopuberty

Phrases

delayed puberty precocious puberty puberty blocker puberty inhibitor second puberty

Synonyms

pubescence

Questions

How do you pronounce puberty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/.
What does puberty mean?
A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
Where does puberty come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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