| Main Entry: |
puberty |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
young adulthood |
Synonyms: |
adolescence, awkward stage, boyhood, girlhood, greenness, high-school years, juvenescence, juvenility,
potency, preadolescence, pubescence,
spring*, springtide, springtime, teenage years, teens,
youth, youthfulness
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| Notes: |
adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood; puberty is the time of sexual development |
Antonyms: |
adulthood
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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