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Definition of "puberty" []

  • The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "puberty" in a sentence
  • "But, apart from such confusions, the term puberty is used in various senses."
  • "The term puberty will so often be used in the following chapters that"
  • "From a business standpoint, the teenage boy going through puberty is the best demographic they can aim for, and in most cases need to aim for if they want to make anything close to a profit."