menopause

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛnəˌpɔz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(men′ə pôz′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
men•o•pause /ˈmɛnəˌpɔz/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Physiologythe time when a woman's menstruation naturally stops.
men•o•pau•sal, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
men•o•pause  (men′ə pôz′),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologythe period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
  2. PhysiologySee male menopause. 
  • French ménopause. See meno-, pause
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
menopause / ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz/
  1. the period during which a woman's menstrual cycle ceases, normally occurring at an age of 45 to 50
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Greek mēn month + pausis haltˌmenoˈpausal, ˌmenoˈpausic
'menopause' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
change of life - climacteric - hormone replacement therapy - hot flash - hot flush - involutional melancholia - male menopause - meno - menopausal - menstruation - midlife crisis - perimenopause

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