pubertal

Variant of puberty

puberty definition

pu·berty (pyo̵̅o̅′bər tē)

noun

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

Etymology: ME puberte < L pubertas < puber, of ripe age, adult, prob. akin to puer, boy

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