adulthood

a·dult  (-dlt, dlt)

n.

1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.

2. Biology A fully grown, mature organism.

adj.

1. Fully developed and mature.

2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.

3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movies; adult bookstores.

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[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolscere, to grow up; see adolescent.]

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a·dulthood n.

a·dultness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adulthood - the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed maturity time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state teens - the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 mid-twenties, twenties - the time of life between 20 and 30 mid-thirties, thirties, thirty-something - the time of life between 30 and 40 forties, mid-forties - the time of life between 40 and 50 mid-fifties, fifties - the time of life between 50 and 60 legal age, majority - the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs prime of life, prime - the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
	2.	adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development manhood - the state of being a man; manly qualities parentage, parenthood - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" muliebrity, womanhood - the state of being an adult woman

Translations

adulthood [ˈædʌlthud] n → edad f adulta

adulthood [ˈædʌlthud] n → âge m adulte

adulthood [ˈædʌlthud] n → Erwachsenenalter nt

adulthood [ˈædʌlthud] n → età adulta