ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adultship

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Adultship is a noun meaning The state, condition, character, or conduct of an adult; maturity; adulthood.

Meaning

The state, condition, character, or conduct of an adult; maturity; adulthood.

Example Sentences

Thus the matrix attacked the system, and created a holographic insert of adultship being terrible.
[...] but this sense-conscious state is not to be condemned any more than the child is to be condemned because it has not yet grown to adultship.
But although adultship was then entered upon by the Sherau, and the transformation of the boy into manhood began, the full adultship was not attained until thirty years of age.
He had been married twice, and had three children, a son and a daughter from his first marriage, who had long ago reached adultship, and a nine-year-old daughter from his second marriage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adultness, adulthood, adultivity, grownupness, full-grownness, adultescence.

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