adulthood

American  

[uh-duhlt-hood] / əˈdʌlt hʊd /

noun

1. the state or period of being fully grown, fully developed, or of age.

   My mother raised four children to adulthood.

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Etymology

Origin of adulthood

adult ( def. ) + -hood ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is increasingly common for families to financially support their kids well into adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As he reached adulthood, Daily moved around the US, spending six months in Texas with his grandmother, and six months with his father, before falling into couch surfing.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But now, as the siblings entered adulthood, their dad would be deported, too.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The book trend cover suggests collective angst about adulthood, highlighted by a cultural fixation on “girlhood” that sparked a spate of online think pieces in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Johnny’s father and namesake, the son of an Irish emigree who had become a Union Cavalryman, had spent his young adulthood rambling across the western Canadian wilderness in search of gold.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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