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# menopause

«menopause» in Mova's school dictionary: **The time in a woman's life, usually in middle age, when…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the menopause — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#m1)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x1)
- Mum said she is going through the menopause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x2)
- During the menopause, some women feel very hot suddenly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x3)
- Our health lesson explained puberty and the menopause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/#x4)
- The menopause usually happens in middle age. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «menopause» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menopause/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.