maturity

/məˈtjʊərəti/ noun [U]

Translation

BEHAVIOUR › the quality of behaving like an adult, in a way which shows that you are well developed emotionally

olgunluk, erişkinlik, yetişkinlik

She shows remarkable maturity for a child of 13.1568

AGE › when someone or something is completely grown or developed

büyüklük, olgunluk, gelişmişlik, erginlik

Penguins reach maturity in late summer.1568

(Definition of maturity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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