Meaning & use
puberty
The period during which a young person's body matures and becomes physically capable of reproduction.
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Many teenagers feel self-conscious about the physical changes that come with puberty.
Puberty usually begins a couple of years earlier in girls than it does in boys.
A note on using this word
Puberty refers specifically to the biological and hormonal changes of maturing, while adolescence more broadly covers the social teenage years.
Words with a similar meaning
adolescence
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