adulthood
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.
2
The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.
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