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How to pronounce adulthood in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms maturity
Type of time of life
Has types prime, prime of life
Derivation adult
Type Words
Type of maturity, matureness
Has types muliebrity, womanhood, parenthood, parentage, manhood
Derivation adult

Examples of adulthood

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Why do we lose so many young people when they are on the threshold of adulthood?
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Dating in adulthood is just as exciting and depressing as it was in high school.
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Sharks take many years to reach adulthood and produce only a few young per year.
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A lifetime of healthy eating pays off with overall well-being in late adulthood.
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Felt powerless for most of life and probably still feels powerless in adulthood.
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It's those kinds of decisions, he thinks, that mark his entrance into adulthood.
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Not yet pregnant, a woman suddenly gives birth to a baby who leaps to adulthood.
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As she was on the cusp of adulthood, the country sank into the Great Depression.
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Nevertheless, the animals were viable and half of them survived until adulthood.
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More examples
  • The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
  • The state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
  • An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age. ...
  • Adulthood (rendered as AdULTHOOD) is a British drama film directed, written by and starring Noel Clarke. This film is a sequel to the 2006 film Kidulthood, which Clarke also wrote. It follows the story of Sam Peel (Noel Clarke) after he is released from jail.
  • The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being
  • Stage of growth and development that follows adolescence.
  • The period beginning when the individual assumes responsibility for her or his own life. 134
  • The mature stage of an organism in its life cycle, usually meaning that it is able to reproduce.