adulthood

English

Etymology

From adult +‎ -hood

Noun

adulthood (usually uncountable; plural adulthoods)

1. The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.

   The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

Translations

time of life

Czech: dospělost (cs) f. Finnish: täysi-ikäisyys (fi), aikuisuus (fi) French: âge adulte (fr), maturité (fr) German: Erwachsenenalter (de) n. Hindi: वयस्कता (hi) (vayaskatā) f.

Latin: adulta aetas (la) f. Mandarin: 成年 (cmn) (chéngnián) Spanish: edad adulta (es) f., adultez (es) f. Turkish: yetişkinlik (tr)

Antonyms

• childhood