HyperDic: adulthood

English > 2 senses of the word *adulthood*:
NOUN	time	adulthood, maturity	the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
NOUN	state	adulthood	the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity

adulthood > pronunciation
Sounds	ahdah'lthhuh.d
Rhymes	allgood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd...

English > *adulthood*: 2 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed.
Synonym	maturity
Parts	drinking age	The age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
	fifties, mid-fifties	The time of life between 50 and 60
	forties, mid-forties	The time of life between 40 and 50
	majority, legal age	The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
	middle age	The time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
	teens	The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
	thirties, mid-thirties, thirty-something	The time of life between 30 and 40
	twenties, mid-twenties	The time of life between 20 and 30
	voting age	The age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections
Narrower	prime, prime of life	The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
Broader	time of life	A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
Spanish	edad adulta, madurez
Catalan	edat adulta, maduresa
Nouns	adult	any mature animal
Nouns	adult	a fully developed person from maturity onward

English > *adulthood*: 2 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	The state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity.
Narrower	manhood	The state of being a man
	parenthood, parentage	The state of being a parent
	womanhood, muliebrity	The state of being an adult woman
Broader	maturity, matureness	state of being mature / mature
Spanish	adultez, madurez, mayoría de edad
Catalan	adultesa, majoria d'edat
Nouns	adult	any mature animal
Nouns	adult	a fully developed person from maturity onward

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