adulthood.
The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
Meaning & usage
The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.
The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.
The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.
The things learned in childhood affect us throughout our adulthood.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English adulthood From adult + -hood.
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