Definition
The time in a woman's life, usually in her late 40s or 50s, when her menstrual cycle stops and she can no longer become pregnant.
Etymology
From Greek 'meno-' (month, from menstruation) combined with 'pausis' (stopping). The medical term was created in the 1800s from Greek roots to describe this natural biological transition.
Kelly Says
Menopause happens because women are born with all the eggs they'll ever have—around 1-2 million—and when they run out around age 50, the process stops. It's the biological opposite of puberty, yet gets far less discussion in schools, which says something about how medicine and culture ignore women's experiences.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মেণোপাউজ
meh-noh-pow-j
CACatalà
menopausa
meh-noh-paw-zah
CSČeština
menopauza
meh-noh-paw-zah
DADansk
menopaus
meh-noh-paw-sus
DEDeutsch
Menopause
meh-noh-paw-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
παύση
pa-v-seh
ESEspañol
menopausia
meh-no-paw-zee-ah
FISuomi
menopaussi
meh-noh-paw-ssi
FRFrançais
ménopause
meh-noh-pawz
GUGU
મહિલાનાં
ma-hi-la-na-an
HAHA
kwanar kwakwal
kwan-ar kwak-wal
HIहिन्दी
menopausal
meh-noh-paw-zal
HUMagyar
menopauza
meh-noh-paw-zah
IDBahasa Indonesia
menopause
meh-noh-paw-zah
ITItaliano
menopausa
meh-noh-paw-zah
MSBahasa Melayu
menopaus
meh-noh-paw-sus
NLNederlands
menopauze
meh-noh-paw-zeh
NONorsk
menopaus
meh-noh-paw-sus
PAPA
ਮੇਨਿੰਜੇਸ
meh-nin-jes
PLPolski
menopauza
meh-noh-paw-zah
PTPortuguês
menopausa
meh-noh-paw-zah
RORomână
menopauză
meh-noh-paw-zah
RUРусский
менопауза
me-no-paw-zah
SVSvenska
menopaus
meh-noh-paw-sus
SWKiswahili
menopauza
meh-noh-paw-zah
TAதமிழ்
மாதவிலக்கு
ma-tha-vi-lak-ku
TEతెలుగు
మెనోపావుజ్
meh-no-paw-uzh
THไทย
วัยหมดประจำเดือน
wai mot pra-jam du-en
TLTL
menopaus
meh-noh-paw-sus
TRTürkçe
menopoz
meh-noh-poz
UKУкраїнська
менопауза
me-no-paw-zah
URاردو
منوپوز
meh-noh-poz
VITiếng Việt
bu mãn kinh
bu ma-n kinh