adulthood

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a·dult

(ə-dŭlt′, ăd′ŭlt)

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.

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

a·dult′hood′ n.

a·dult′ness n.

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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

adulthood

noun maturity, manhood or womanhood, majority, completion, fullness, maturation, full bloom, ripeness, full growth, matureness Few people maintain friendships into adulthood.

Translations

dospělost

Erwachsenenalter Reife

aikuisuustäysi-ikäisyys

âge adulte maturité

odraslost

adulthood

[ˈædʌlthʊd] N → adultez f, mayoría f de edad, edad f adulta

adulthood

[ˈædʌlthʊd] n → âge m adulte
to survive into adulthood → vivre jusqu'à l'âge adulteadult literacy

n → alphabétisation f des adultes

modif
adult literacy classes → cours mpl d'alphabétisation pour adultes

adulthood

[, (US)]

n → Erwachsenenalter nt; to reach adulthood → erwachsen werden

adulthood

[əˈdʌlthʊd] n → età adulta

adulthood

n edad adulta

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The Youth, advanced to adulthood, proceeded to steal things of still greater value.

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Naushina Rahman: Elgin High School u Social Studies History/Young Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

U-46 board to honor teachers with National Board Certification

Even a small to moderate amount of drinking alcohol during pregnancy may produce significant amount of anxiety in newborns, especially males, lasting through adolescence and into adulthood.

Preggers drinking alcohol up risk of anxiety in newborns

Emerging Adulthood is a time of life when many different directions remain possible, when little about the future has been decided for certain" (Arnett, 2000, p.

The Space Between "Teen" and "Adult"

Using a childrenAEs rights and social inclusion framework and qualitative research conducted from 2009 to 2013 in Beijing, Shanxi, Xinjiang, and Guangxi, this volume examines the transition to adulthood of young people leaving state care in China, whether socioeconomic outcomes are different for those who have lived in foster care in comparison to institutional care, and how children in state care, particularly those with disabilities, experience their transition to adulthood, as well as the impact of their childhood on that experience, especially the use of foster and other alternative care.

Young People Leaving State Care in China

New research suggests that children who are overweight have a greater risk of suffering from depression into adulthood.

Overweight Kids More Likely To Develop Depression As Adults

These life course persistent offenders do not desist, but instead continue their involvement in offending through adulthood.

The Emerging Adulthood Gap: Integrating Emerging Adulthood into Life Course Criminology

4) Adulthood obesity is a global health concern, which has consistently been associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, stroke, osteoarthritis, and various types of cancers.

A longitudinal cohort study examining determinants of overweight and obesity in adulthood

Historians' tendency to separate the private and public spheres when considering citizenship has led to a historiography that has overlooked the political significance of adulthood in framing both private and public hierarchies.

The Struggle for Equal Adulthood: Gender, Race, Age, and the Fight for Citizenship in Antebellum America

For example, middle children predicted more closeness with their siblings in middle and older adulthood versus youngest children.

The effect of birth order and sex on perceptions of the sibling relationship among college students

The researchers found no support for the idea that exposure to infections in childhood can result in higher mortality risk during adulthood.

Childhood illness not linked to higher adult mortality

Poor mental health in childhood may lower the chances of success in adulthood, a new study suggests.