OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20750

menarche

/mɛˈnɑː.ki/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
menarquia
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.
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.
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