minipuberty

English

Alternative forms

• mini puberty

Etymology

mini- +‎ puberty

Noun

minipuberty (uncountable)

1. A temporary raised level of sex hormones that initiates gender-specific changes in a fetus
   • 2016 January 13, “The Relationship between the Second-to-Fourth Digit Ratio and Behavioral Sexual Dimorphism in School-Aged Children”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This transient surge in hormones is known as minipuberty.