adulthood

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ

early, young

VERB + ADULTHOOD

attain, reach

Many people feel more confident once they attain adulthood and start living independently.

make it to, survive into/to

PREP

during/in ~

Many people discover their true passion during adulthood.

into ~

Many children's fears can continue into adulthood without proper support.

towards ~

Getting your first job is an important move towards adulthood.

noun

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.

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.

noun — the period of time in your life after your physical growth h

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

Wiktionary

Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

They will be accepted by their peers in adulthood.

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The graduation from elementary school to middle school is regarded by some as the first step towards adulthood.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women from young adulthood to early middle age.

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