Synonyms for menopause
Most common
Definitions
- n. 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.
Related words
- Word family
- menopausal menoporsche
- Phrases
- male menopause
Forms
- Plural
- menopauses → climacterics, estropauses…
Example sentences
- climacteric Tom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| menopause | rising | |
| climacteric | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- femopause
- 10 letters
- estropause
- 11 letters
- climacteric
In other languages
- Français
- ménopause
- Deutsch
- Wechseljahre