Adulthood

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 262 v.0.1

     Main Definitions

1. adulthood |n| the part of someone's life when they are an adult.
2. "A step towards adulthood."
3. manhood |n| the state of being a man and no longer a boy.
4. "He had barely reached manhood when he married."
5. "America's manhood."
6. "Tall, square-jawed and handsome, this young actor is Hollywood's ideal of manhood."
7. womanhood |n| the state of being a woman, or the period of time when someone is a woman.
8. "The novel deals with a teenage girl's journey towards womanhood."
9. "Brigitte Bardot was the dominant image of womanhood in French cinema during the 1960s."
10. "He watched his daughters grow to womanhood."
11. adult life |n| the part of someone's life when they are an adult.

     Terms Related

1. man |n| an adult human male.
2. "The man from the BBC wrote some positive things about the film."
3. "Her eyes were immediately drawn to the tall blond man standing at the bar."
4. "Jon has developed from a sophisticated young man."
5. woman |n| an adult female person.
6. "A young woman with dark brown hair."
7. female |n| |formal| a woman (used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports).
8. "Females account for 46% of Internet users."
9. adult |n| a fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions.
10. "He lived most of his adult life in Scotland."
11. "That wasn't very adult of you."
12. "The film is rated R for language and adult themes."
13. "An adult under British law is someone over 18 years old."
14. middle-age |n| the period after early adulthood and before old age, about 45 to 60.
15. "Once you reach middle age, you have to be sensible with your health."
16. "He settled into comfortable middle age."
17. "She had her first child well into middle age."
18. youthful |adj| |especially written| seeming young, or typical of someone who is young (often used about someone who is no longer young).
19. "Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him."
20. "The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose."
21. grown-up |n| fully developed.
22. "A grown woman."
23. puerile |n| an insulting word, because it is so often used to describe adults who display the immature behaviour of a child (a puerile against his aging parents).

      Post Related

1. Life Stages
2. Childhood
3. Age of People
4. Genealogy
5. Personal Background
6. Family
7. Family Roots
8. Families Classification
9. Dating
10. Weddings
11. Marriage

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