adulthood
noun/ˈædʌlthʊd/, /əˈdʌlthʊd/
/əˈdʌlthʊd/, /ˈædʌlthʊd/
[uncountable]- the state of being an adult
- a child reaching adulthood
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2- Her childhood problems persisted into adulthood.
- His problems began in early adulthood.
- a step towards adulthood
- children who lose their parents before reaching adulthood
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- young
- attain
- reach
- make it to
- …
- during adulthood
- in adulthood
- into adulthood
- …
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