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menarche
Menarche (noun) means the time when a girl has her first menstrual period.
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The time when a girl has her first menstrual period.
"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."
— Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine (1978)
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Etymology
First recorded in 1900, taken from German Menarche, which was formed from meno- and -arche.
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What is the meaning of menarche?
"menarche" (noun) means the time when a girl has her first menstrual period.
What is the opposite of menarche?
The opposite of "menarche" is menopause.
