puberty

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• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/

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Noun

Singular puberty

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Puberty is the process during which a child begins and completes his/her sexual development and can start to have sexual reproduction, can make babies, and develops secondary sex characteristics, such as fully developed breasts in females and beards in males.