adulthood
noun [U] /ˈæd.ʌlt.hʊd/ /əˈdʌlt-/Definition
› the part of someone's life when they are an adult: People in England legally reach adulthood at 18. Responsibility, I suppose, is what defines adulthood.Stages of life
(Definition of adulthood noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adolescence noun
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
- autumn years idiom
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- boyhood noun
- childhood noun
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