adulthood

noun (adulthood, uncountable)

«adulthood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The time of life when you are a grown-up, after childhood and the teenage years. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons about life cycles: humans go from baby to childhood to adolescence to adulthood. In stories it marks a character growing up. Phrases: reach adulthood, in adulthood, early adulthood, into adulthood.

Examples

Most animals grow fast before they reach adulthood. tree →
Childhood comes before adulthood. tree →
Some friendships last into adulthood. tree →
In adulthood, people often have jobs and pay bills. tree →
Frogs reach adulthood after being tadpoles. tree →
He kept his love of drawing into adulthood. tree →
The Youth, advanced to adulthood, proceeded to steal things of still greater value. tree →

Note

Uncountable. adult + hood (like childhood, neighbourhood). In many countries you legally reach adulthood at 18. Pronounced AD-ult-hood or a-DULT-hood.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «adulthood» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«adulthood» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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