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menarche

UK/mɛˈnɑː.ki//ˈmɛˌnɑɹ.ki/

menarche noun: the onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

Noun

menarche (plural menarches)

  1. The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
    • How old is she? Nine? Ten? The menarche is not far off – a hint of a bosom, poor child.1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
    • 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.1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 252
    Synonyms:
    menophania
    Antonyms:
    menopause

menarche meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Tagalog

menarche in Hindi

menarche; the first appearance of the menstrual discharge
रजोदर्शन rajodarśan

menarche in Tamil

பூப்பு, மலரல், மெனாக்கி, திரட்சி, திரளல், பெண்மையடதல்

menarche in Marathi

menarche; the first appearance of the menstrual discharge
रजोदर्शन rajodarśan
menarche; the commencement of female puberty
नहाण nahāṇ

menarche in Tagalog

first menstruation
abot-tubo

Synonyms of menarche

Antonyms

Forms of menarche

pluralmenarches

Origin of menarche

First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche.

Words formed from menarche

Questions about menarche

What does menarche mean?
Menarche means the onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
What is menarche in Hindi?
Menarche in Hindi is रजोदर्शन (rajodarśan). See Menarche meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is menarche?
Menarche is a noun.
How do you pronounce menarche?
Menarche is pronounced /mɛˈnɑː.ki/ (UK).
What is the plural of menarche?
The plural of menarche is menarches.

Words near menarche in the dictionary

  1. menaquinol
  2. menaquinols
  3. menaquinone
  4. menaquinones
  5. menarchal
  6. menarche
  7. menarcheal
  8. menarched
  9. menarches
  10. menarchial
  11. menarchic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: menarche (page history and authors); रजोदर्शन (Hindi) (page history and authors); menarche (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नहाण (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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