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Noun: puberty  pyoo-bu(r)-tee
  1. The time of life when sex glands become functional
    "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition";
    - pubescence

Derived forms: puberties

Type of: time of life

Part of: adolescence

Encyclopedia: Puberty, precocious