adulthood
The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.
Other meanings
The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.
Related words
- subadulthood
- waithood
- young adulthood
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “adulthood” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.