Sweet Sixteen
March Madness milestone
Sweet Sixteen is a sixteenth birthday celebration, traditionally for girls, marking the transition toward adulthood.
In American culture, it often involves an elaborate party: She's planning a huge Sweet Sixteen.
The phrase also refers to the round of sixteen teams in tournament brackets, especially the NCAA basketball championship: Duke made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
- debutante ballFormal introduction to society
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- party dressGarment for celebrations
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- birthday girlFemale marking her age
dress · rite of passage · dance · adolescence · teenager · milestone · friends · gifts · big day · tradition · youth · driving · debut · growing up · March Madness · celebration · party · festivity
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- Basketball EventsNBA Finals, playoffs, championship, finals, draft day
- tournament termsbracket, playoff bracket, semifinals, quarterfinals, finals
- College BasketballNCAA, March Madness, bracket, Final Four, Elite Eight
- tournament bracketsbracket, seed, seedings, second seed, top seed
- Working-Class DramaThe Full Monty, Norma Rae, Billy Elliot, Rosetta, Grapes of Wrath
Sweet Sixteenfirst round
Initial stage of competition
opening round · play-in game · early exit · one-and-done · Final Four
Sweet Sixteenfuneral
Service honoring the dead
wake · golden anniversary · retirement party · centennial celebration · end of life
Sweet Sixteenold age
Advanced years of life
twilight years · golden years · senescence · dotage · end of life
sweet, sixteen, sweeten, sweetly, sweetness, sweetener, sweeter, sweetest, sweetened