"menarche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɛˈnɑːki/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-menarche.wav Forms: menarches [plural]
Etymology: First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Menarche}} German Menarche, {{af|en|meno-|-arche}} meno- + -arche Head templates: {{en-noun}} menarche (plural menarches)
  1. The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. Categories (topical): Menstruation Synonyms: menophania Translations (first menstruation): menarkia (Basque), 初潮 (chūcháo) (Chinese Mandarin), 初經 (Chinese Mandarin), 初经 (chūjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), menarche [feminine] (Dutch), menarke (Finnish), ménarche [feminine] (French), Menarche [feminine] (German), fyrstu tíðir [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), menarca [masculine] (Italian), 初潮 (shochō) (alt: しょちょう) (Japanese), 初経 (shokei) (alt: しょけい) (Japanese), menarca [feminine] (Portuguese), мена́рхе (menárxe) [neuter] (Russian), пе́рвая менструа́ция (pérvaja menstruácija) [feminine] (Russian), menarquia [feminine] (Spanish), menarche [common-gender] (Swedish), abot-tubo (Tagalog)

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