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Adulthood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult. uncountable, usually

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

  2. 2
    the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity wordnet
  3. 3
    The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death. uncountable, usually

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

  4. 4
    the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed wordnet

Etymology

From adult + -hood.

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