adulthood

Plural: adulthoods

Noun

• the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
• the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
• The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
• The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.

Examples

• 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.

Synonyms

maturity

Antonyms

;, adolescence, boyhood, childhood, girlhood