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The first occurrence of menstruation in a woman
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menarche
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Menarche ( ; Greek: mēn "month" + arkhē "beginning") is the first menstrual cycle , or first menstrual bleeding, in female humans . From both social and medical perspectives, it is often considered the central event of female puberty , as it signals the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1896, from German menarche (1895), from Greek men (genitive menos ) "month" (see moon (n.)) + arkhe "beginning" (see archon ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The onset of menstruation; the beginning of the menstrual period. A girl's first period.
Usage examples of menarche.
Grief and menarche have made of Miss Unwin a most peculiar little creature, demented and conventional by turns.
Alfie had almost certainly plucked from her the fresh gardenia of her maidenhood, for his chieftaincy of the Minids gave him carnal access to almost every female who had attained menarche.