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# menopause

noun (the menopause — uncountable)

«menopause» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The time in a woman's life, usually in middle age, when her monthly periods stop for good and she can no longer have babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons about growing up and the human life cycle. It is a natural stage of life, not an illness, though it can cause hot flushes and tiredness. Phrases: go through the menopause, the menopause.

### Examples

- The menopause is a normal part of growing older for women. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x1)
- Mum said she is going through the menopause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x2)
- During the menopause, some women feel very hot suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x3)
- Our health lesson explained puberty and the menopause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x4)
- The menopause usually happens in middle age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x5)
- It is kind to be patient with people going through big body changes like the menopause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; often "the menopause" (UK) or just "menopause" (US). Adjective: menopausal. It is the opposite end of life from puberty, when periods start.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «menopause» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«menopause» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/menopause.html) on Mova free.