pubertaladj.
/ˈpjuːbətl/, U.S. /ˈpjubərd(ə)l/ Of or relating to puberty; existing or occurring during puberty; undergoing puberty.Recorded earliest in prepubertal adj.
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the world > people > person > young person > [adjective] > adolescent > relating to puberty
pubertal1858
post-pubertal1886
post-pubescent1904
prepubescent1904
post-puberty1911
prepuberty1922
1858 A. Farre in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 644/2 But the pubertal age may not arrive; the individual may retain..the pre-pubertal condition.
1890 Lancet 20 Dec. 1332/1 The cases almost entirely occurred within the period of pubertal influence.
1927 Lincoln State Jrnl. 4 Nov. 6/2 Next, the pubertal years, a time of doubt, uncertainty..incident to the physical changes characteristic of maturity.
1979 J. Barnett Backfire is Hostile! v. 49 Some rowdy youths cavorted in the rush and grope of pubertal ritual.
1995 Independent 15 Mar. 26/4 Philip Osment's delicate yet powerful new play What I Did in the Holidays..brings an imminently pubertal child into collision with arrested adolescence.
2005 Amer. Jrnl. Human Biol. 17 418 Many hormones play important roles in both pubertal development and sleep regulation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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