puberty

pu·ber·ty   (pyōō'bər-tē)    n.  The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction. [Middle English puberte, from Old French, from Latin pūbertās, from pūbēs, pūber-, adult.] pu'ber·tal, pu'ber·al (-bər-əl) adj.

puberty 

Main Entry: pu·ber·ty
Pronunciation: 'pyü-b&rt-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : thecondition 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 humans and the higherprimates by the first occurrence of menstruation in the female
2 : the age at which puberty occurs being typically between 13 and 16 years in boys and 11 and 14 in girls and oftenconstrued legally as 14 in boys and 12 in girls

puberty pu·ber·ty (py&oomacr;'bər-tē)
n.
The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

puberty   (py'bər-tē)  Pronunciation Key  The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by the development of secondary sex characteristics, including menarche in females. In humans, puberty occurs at the onset of adolescence, between the ages of about 11 and 14 in girls and 13 and 16 in boys.