Adulthood

Definitions

1. The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
   uncountable, usually
2. The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)”

“Adulthood enables us to survive⟳ in the wilderness.”

“The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.”

“The things learned in childhood affect⟳ us throughout our adulthood.”

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