adulthoods
States of maturity
Adulthoods is the plural of adulthood, the state or period of being fully grown.
The plural appears when discussing different experiences or conceptions of maturity: Their adulthoods looked nothing like their parents' generation's.
It can also mark distinct phases within adult life: early and late adulthoods present different challenges.
Full growth achieved
- grown-upsMature, responsible people
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- transitionsMovements between states
- milestonesNotable points of progress
puberty · adolescence · aging · life stages · development · independence · self-sufficiency · autonomy
Required responsibilities
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- mortgagesLoans secured by property
- careersOngoing professional pursuits
- parenthoodState of having children
bills · accountability · commitments · taxes · insurance · employment · household management · financial planning
Who someone is
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
- emotional maturityAbility to manage feelings well
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- individuationDistinguishing one from many
generativity · intimacy · autonomy · competence · purpose · meaning-making · resilience · coping
Formal admission procedures
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
- walkaboutExtended journey on foot
vision quest · debutante · sweet sixteen · confirmation · tribal initiation · marriage · dowry · bride price
Over half of total
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- drinking ageLegal alcohol threshold
- consentVoluntary agreement given
citizenship · criminal responsibility · inheritance · property ownership · legal capacity · age of majority · eighteen · twenty-one
maturity
Full growth achieved
- grown-upsMature, responsible people
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- transitionsMovements between states
milestones · puberty · adolescence · aging · life stages · development · independence · self-sufficiency · autonomy · legal age
obligations
Required responsibilities
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- mortgagesLoans secured by property
- careersOngoing professional pursuits
bills · parenthood · accountability · commitments · taxes · insurance · employment · household management · financial planning · decision-making
identity
Who someone is
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
- emotional maturityAbility to manage feelings well
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
individuation · generativity · intimacy · autonomy · competence · purpose · meaning-making · resilience · coping · self-awareness
initiation rites
Formal admission procedures
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
walkabout · vision quest · debutante · sweet sixteen · confirmation · tribal initiation · marriage · dowry · bride price · arranged marriage
majority
Over half of total
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- drinking ageLegal alcohol threshold
consent · citizenship · criminal responsibility · inheritance · property ownership · legal capacity · age of majority · eighteen · twenty-one · licensing
adulthoodschildhoods
Early life periods
infancies · youths · adolescences · toddlerhoods · tender years
adulthoodsimmaturity
Undeveloped condition
childishness · juvenility · puerility · infantilism · dependence
- young adulthoodAge roughly eighteen to thirty
- early adulthoodPhase following adolescence
- emerging adulthoodDevelopmental phase, late teens-twenties
- late adulthoodFinal life stage