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