1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed; [syn: adulthood, maturity]
2. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adulthood
n 1: the period of time in your life after your physical growth
has stopped and you are fully developed [syn: adulthood,
maturity]
2: the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained
maturity