adulthood

a·dult

A0100600 (ə-dŭlt′, ăd′ŭlt)n.1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.2. Biology A fully grown, mature organism.adj.1. Fully developed and mature.2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movies.

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[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolēscere, to grow up; see adolescent.]

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a·dult′hood′ n.a·dult′ness n.

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Noun	1.	adulthood - the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developedmaturitytime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life stateteens - the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20mid-twenties, twenties - the time of life between 20 and 30mid-thirties, thirties, thirty-something - the time of life between 30 and 40forties, mid-forties - the time of life between 40 and 50mid-fifties, fifties - the time of life between 50 and 60legal age, majority - the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairsprime of life, prime - the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatestdrinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beveragesvoting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public electionsmiddle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
	2.	adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturitymatureness, maturity - state of being mature; full developmentmanhood - the state of being a man; manly qualitiesparentage, parenthood - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"muliebrity, womanhood - the state of being an adult woman

adulthood

noun maturity, manhood or womanhood, majority, completion, fullness, maturation, full bloom, ripeness, full growth, matureness Few people maintain friendships into adulthood.

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