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Adulting

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Activities typically associated with adulthood. slang, uncountable
  2. 2
    acting like an adult wordnet
  3. 3
    Adultery. nonstandard, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of adult form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Trends in the relative costs of child rearing cannot be separated from the economic, social and cultural consequences of both the gendering and adulting of labour markets."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From adult + -ing.

Etymology 2

From adult + -ing.

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