PUBERTIES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word puberties. (close relations)
Definition of PUBERTIES
Best Alternative Words for PUBERTIES
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adolescence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood • in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | ||||||||
development | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||||
growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
maturation | nounn | |||||||
noun • coming to full development; becoming mature • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | ||||||||
puberty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of life when sex glands become functional | ||||||||
teens | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 • all the numbers that end in -teen | ||||||||
youth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) • young people collectively • the time of life between childhood and maturity • early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced • an early period of development • the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person | ||||||||
pubescence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the time of life when sex glands become functional |