"adulthood" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state

subtypes: prime, prime of life - the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
has:
- 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
- fifties, mid-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
- 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)
same as: maturity
is a type of: matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development
subtypes:
- manhood - the state of being a man; manly qualities
- parentage, parenthood - the state of being a parent
- muliebrity, womanhood - the state of being an adult woman