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Meaning of Menarche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
mɛˈnɑː.ki

Definitions

The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

Equivalents

Deutsch Menarche
Español menarquia
Suomi menarke
Français ménarche
हिन्दी रजोदर्शन
Italiano menarca
日本語 初潮 初経
Nederlands menarche
Português menarca
Tagalog abot-tubo

Examples

“How old is she? Nine? Ten? The menarche is not far off – a hint of a bosom, poor child.”
“The most potent and indeed dangerous of all menstrual blood was the menarche, the first day's flow of the first menstruation of a virgin girl.”
“Initiation is imagined, but the initiate is not the young girl in menarche, about to be wed to the moon, but a young man about to become a great hunter.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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