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puberty

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The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females.

The period when a plant first bears flowers.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A common practice of many indigenous peoples was to assign a clan or shamanic name to members in puberty and post-puberty rituals. Source: Internet

Adolescence main Adolescence is the period of life between the onset of puberty and the full commitment to an adult social role, such as worker, parent, and/or citizen. Source: Internet

And what's weird and really enjoyable about our show is that it's about kids going through puberty and literally going through changes, and so we get to continue to evolve. Source: Internet

Beyond this, Season 2 also charts vital new territory that reaches beyond the theme of women connecting with and cathartically surviving the traumas of puberty, and invites men to look into and evaluate the behavior of their pasts. Source: Internet

At birth it is about 5 cm in length, 4 cm in breadth, and about 6 mm in thickness. citation The organ enlarges during childhood, and atrophies at puberty. Source: Internet

He wrote: 'One way to get around the problems of unplanned pregnancies creating a permanent underclass would be to legally enforce universal uptake of long-term contraception at the onset of puberty. Source: Internet

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