Hyphenation
pu·ber·tyTurkish pronunciation
pyubırtiSynonyms
adolescence,
awkward stage,
boyhood,
girlhood,
greenness,
high-school years,
juvenescence,
juvenility,
potency,
preadolescence,
pubescence,
spring,
springtide,
springtime,
teenage yearsPronunciation
/ˈpyo͞obərtē/ /ˈpjuːbɜrtiː/
Etymology
[ 'pyü-b&r-tE ] (noun.) 14th century. Old French puberte Latin pubertas (“the age of maturity, manhood”) pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age, adult; of plants, downy, pubescent”)