menopause

From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- +‎ -pause.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnəpɔːz/, /ˈmɛnoʊpɔːz/

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menopause (countable and uncountable, plural menopauses)

1. The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.
2. The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

• estropause
• femopause

• menarche

• menopause at OneLook Dictionary Search

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch menopauze, from French ménopause, from Latin menopausis.[1]

• IPA^(key): /menopaˈusə/
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə
• Hyphenation: mé‧no‧pa‧u‧sê

ménopausê (first-person possessive menopauseku, second-person possessive menopausemu, third-person possessive menopausenya)

1. (gynaecology) menopause: The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause; The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

• ménopaus (Standard Malay)

• “menopause” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

menopause f

1. plural of menopausa