adulthood

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.

   “Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)”

   “Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.”

2. (uncountable, usually)The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death.

   “Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)”

   “The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.”

   “The things learned in childhood affect us throughout our adulthood.”