English Explanatory Dictionary

adulthood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
  2. The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

adulthood adulthoods

Etymology

From adult + -hood.

Antonyms

childhood adolescence boyhood girlhood

Derived words

subadulthood waithood young adulthood
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