puberty
US /ˈpjuː.bɚ.t̬i/
UK /ˈpjuː.bɚ.t̬i/
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the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children:
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At puberty, pubic hair develops and girls begin to menstruate.