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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