monthly bleeding
nounUK /ˈmʌnθli ˈbliːdɪŋ/
US /ˈmʌnθli ˈbliːdɪŋ/
The small amount of blood that comes from a girl's or woman's body about once a month.
She keeps pads in her bag in case her monthly bleeding starts at school.
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2. The regular monthly flow of blood that is a normal part of growing up for many girls.
Her doctor explained that monthly bleeding is a healthy sign of her body working well.
3. Another name for a woman's period, often used to talk about it in a gentle or private way.
Some families use the words monthly bleeding instead of period when they talk about it.
4. The monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus when a pregnancy has not happened.
Monthly bleeding happens because the body clears out the lining it no longer needs.