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Added 9 October 2026

puberty

/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ noun

In Latin: pūbertās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about puberty at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The time of life when sex glands become functional.

Origin

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

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