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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult..
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.
The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.
The things learned in childhood affect us throughout our adulthood.
Use adulthood when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adulthood means The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult..
Common synonyms include maturity.
Possible antonyms include childhood, adolescence, boyhood, girlhood.
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
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