puberty
Hormonal awakening period
Puberty is the stage of physical development when a child's body matures into an adult body capable of reproduction.
It typically begins between ages 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for boys, bringing growth spurts, body hair, voice changes, and sexual development.
She started puberty earlier than her classmates.
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- youthState of being immature
- teenYoung person, 13-19
- angstDeep unfocused worry
rebellion · crush · curfew · braces · diary · coming-of-age · self-discovery · independence
Inflamed skin condition
- pimplesSmall inflammatory skin lesions
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- heightVertical extent upward
- menstruationMonthly uterine bleeding
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
hypothalamus · endocrine · adrenarche · hormones · estradiol · luteinizing · cortisol · biochemical
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
sensitivity · irritability · crying · anger · frustration · shyness · self-doubt · overwhelmed
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
Innate erotic drive
- attractionPull toward something
- masturbationSelf-stimulation for pleasure
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- genitalsReproductive organs
reproduction · intimacy · curiosity · desire · orientation · erection · ovulation · fertility
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- youthState of being immature
- teenYoung person, 13-19
angst · rebellion · crush · curfew · braces · diary · coming-of-age · self-discovery · independence · defiance
acne
Inflamed skin condition
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
pituitary · hypothalamus · endocrine · adrenarche · hormones · estradiol · luteinizing · cortisol · biochemical · glands
self-conscious
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
confusion · sensitivity · irritability · crying · anger · frustration · shyness · self-doubt · overwhelmed · vulnerable
quinceañera
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
libido
Innate erotic drive
- attractionPull toward something
- masturbationSelf-stimulation for pleasure
- arousalStirring to heightened state
genitals · reproduction · intimacy · curiosity · desire · orientation · erection · ovulation · fertility
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- adolescenceteenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen, adolescent
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- age-related termsretirement age, driving age, drinking age, voting age, legal age
- health educationhealth education, health curriculum, school health, health literacy, health videos
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
pubertychildhood
Life's earliest phase
adulthood · infancy · early childhood · middle age · old age
pubertymenopause
End of fertility
sexual maturity · andropause · infertility · climacteric · fertility
- puberty talkExplaining adolescent changes
- puberty blockersDrugs delaying sexual maturation
- early pubertyAdolescence starting unusually young
- precocious pubertyPremature onset of sexual development