adulthood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.
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(uncountable, usually) The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.
The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.
Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)
The things learned in childhood affect us throughout our adulthood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adulthoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
childhood · boyhood · girlhood · boyhood · girlhood · adolescence · childhood · adolescence
Deriveds
young adulthood · waithood · subadulthood
Translations (39)
id dewasa (time of life) · de Erwachsenenalter (time of life) · hi वयस्कता (time of life) · es adultez (time of life) · ru взро́слость (time of life) · cmn 成年 (time of life) · fi aikuisikä (time of life) · pt fase adulta (time of life) · fr majorité (time of life) · io adulteso (time of life) · he בַּגְרוּת (time of life) · tr yetişkinlik (time of life) · nl volwassenheid (time of life) · vo daülüp (time of life) · hi वयस्कावस्था (time of life) · ru зре́лость (time of life) · ro vârstă adultă (time of life) · es edad adulta (time of life) · fi aikuisuus (time of life) · fr âge adulte (time of life) · pt adultez (time of life) · pt idade adulta (time of life) · ru совершенноле́тие (time of life) · eo adolteco (time of life) · eo plenaĝo (time of life) · ug بالاغەت (time of life) · bn সাবালকত্ব (time of life) · kw tevesigieth (time of life) · bn সাবালকতা (time of life) · pt adultícia (time of life) · pt adultidade (time of life) · la adulta aetas (time of life) · ja 成人であること (time of life) · sv vuxenhet (time of life) · pl dorosłość (time of life) · fi täysi-ikäisyys (time of life) · cs dospělost (time of life) · sv vuxendom (time of life) · ro maturitate (time of life)