coming of agenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌkʌm.ɪŋ əv ˈeɪdʒ/us/ˌkʌm.ɪŋ əv ˈeɪdʒ/Someone's coming of age is the time when that person legally becomes an adult and is old enough to vote.
the time when someone matures emotionally, or in some other way
the time when something starts to become successful:
the coming of age of democracy in the country
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Stages of life
- adolescence
- adulthood
- arrive
- autumn
- autumn years idiom
- babyhood
- decline
- girlhood
- glory days
- golden age
- heyday
- in my day idiom
- middlescence
- midlife
- midlife crisis
- old age
- prime
- twilight
- twilight years idiom
- youth
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Turning points & deciding moments
coming-of-age
adjective [ before noun ] ukus
done to celebrate the fact that someone is legally an adult and old enough to vote:
a coming-of-age party
a coming-of-age movie/novel/story