puberty
noun
[ ˈpjuːbəti ]
• the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.
• "the onset of puberty"
Similar:
adolescence,
pubescence,
sexual maturity,
growing up,
youth,
young adulthood,
teenage years,
teens,
the awkward age,
juvenescence,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin pubertas, from puber ‘adult’, related to pubes (see pubes).