Adolescence, the period in which the human body first becomes capable of reproduction. The timing of the development of puberty is variable and involves many factors including genetic, nutritional, environmental, and social factors.

Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual maturation in a girl before age 8 or a boy before age 9 is usually considered to be precocious puberty.

The time of life when a child experiences physical and hormonal changes that mark a transition into adulthood. The child develops secondary sexual characteristics and becomes able to have children. Se [..]

 The attainment of sexual maturity; indicated for girls by menarche and for boys by the production of live sperm and the ability to ejaculate.

Age at which the reproductive organs become functionally operative.

"the time of life in which the two sexes begin first to be acquainted" [Johnson], late 14c., from Old French puberté and directly from Latin pubertatem (nominative pubertas) "age of mat [..]

The time between childhood and adulthood when girls and boys mature physically and sexually — when a girl is becoming a woman and a boy is becoming a man. Puberty is marked by changes such as breast development and menstruation in girls and facial hair growth and ejaculation in boys.

the time of life when sex glands become functional Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by [..]

The time when girls' and boys' bodies start to change and become sexually mature. Puberty usually starts between the ages of 9 and 13, but some people are much younger or older. Puberty take [..]

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Puberty is the time period between childhood and adulthood when physical changes allow for reproduction, i.e. making babies. Is also the time when parents are at the greatest risk of contracting PMB ( [..]

The time when body changes particular to the sex occur and when reproduction becomes possible.

The period during which humans reach sexual maturity. 

period during which the physical and emotional changes which lead to adulthood take place; time frame in which the reproductive organs become functional. pulley -

time when the body is changing from the body of a child to the body of an adult. This process begins earlier in girls than in boys, usually between ages 8 and 13, and lasts 2 to 4 years.

(n) the time of life when sex glands become functional

Everyone goes through puberty, even though it sometimes feels like you're the only one! It's that period of time when your body changes and matures, turning you from a kid into an adult. Alt [..]

Puberty refers to the physical changes a child’s body undergoes during the transition to becoming a mature adult. The development of secondary sex characteristics occurs, resulting in the individual b [..]

A period in the Human Life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty Lead to th [..]

The lack of development of Sexual Maturation in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of Puberty in a Population. Delayed Puberty can be cla [..]

Development of Sexual Maturation in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of Puberty in the Population. This early maturation of the hypotha [..]

A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to th [..]

The lack of development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in a population. Delayed puberty can be cla [..]

Development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in the population. This early maturation of the hypotha [..]

The phase during which an animal becomes sexually mature.

Usually occurs around five to eight months in cats, although it can occur as early as four months depending on the breed of cat. Males reach puberty later than female cats.

The time of life when a child experiences physical and hormonal changes that mark a transition into adulthood. The child develops secondary sexual characteristics and becomes able to have children. Secondary sexual characteristics include growth of pubic, armpit, and leg hair; breast enlargement; and increased hip width in girls. In boys, they incl [..]

the stage in adolescence in which secondary sexual characteristics appear and the person becomes capable of reproduction

The condition of being or the period of becoming first capable of reproducing sexually marked by maturing of the genital organs, development of secondary sex characteristics, and in the human and in higher primates by the first occurrence of menstruation in the female.

The process of sexual development of children that makes them into adolescents capable of reproducing sexually (i.e., making babies through sexual intercourse), and makes them have secondary sex cha [..]

 The period of time between the beginning of the development of secondary sexual characteristics and the completion of somatic growth.

The process of reaching sexual maturity and becoming capable of reproduction.

the developmental period of transition under the governance of hormones, especially sex hormones, from being a juvenile to an adolescent. the period between childhood and adolescence when the secondar [..]

refers to the point at which an individual is sexually mature and able to reproduce.