sexually mature
Capable of breeding
Sexually mature describes an organism that has developed the capacity to reproduce.
In humans, this typically occurs during puberty, when the body becomes capable of producing offspring: The birds become sexually mature at two years of age.
The term is biological and clinical, distinct from legal or social concepts of adulthood.
- pubescentSexually maturing
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- grown-upMature person
- ripeReady to eat
- estrusOvulatory mating phase
fertile · puberty · nubile · ovulation · mating · mating season · age of consent · development · reproductive health · biological clock · spermatogenesis · adolescence · rutting · breeder · gametes · growth · secondary sex characteristics · coming-of-age
sexually matureprepubescent
Before sexual maturation
immature · juvenile · prepubertal · undeveloped · infantile
sexually matureinfertile
Unable to produce offspring
sterile · barren · impotent · nonreproductive · unfertilized
sexual, sexually, sexes, sexed, sexing, sexy, sexier, sexiest, sexiness