of age
No longer minor
Of age means old enough to have legal adult status or to do something that requires a minimum age.
A person of age can vote, sign contracts, or drink alcohol, depending on jurisdiction.
She came of age during the civil rights movement.
The phrase often marks the transition from childhood to adulthood, as in coming-of-age stories about growing up.
Formally registering a choice
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- majorityOver half of total
- adulthoodState of being grown
- eighteenNumber after seventeen
twenty-one · suffrage · license · enfranchisement · citizenship · jury duty · contract · marriage
Annual date of origin
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
initiation · quinceañera · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah · sweet sixteen · debut · confirmation · graduation
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
agency · self-determination · leaving home · financial independence · adulting · self-support · accountability · self-governance
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- readinessState of being prepared
ripeness · sophistication · judgment · discernment · understanding · responsibility · insight · prudence
voting
Formally registering a choice
eighteen · twenty-one · suffrage · license · enfranchisement · citizenship · jury duty · contract · marriage · criminal responsibility
birthday
Annual date of origin
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
tradition · initiation · quinceañera · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah · sweet sixteen · debut · confirmation · graduation · threshold
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
empowerment · agency · self-determination · leaving home · financial independence · adulting · self-support · accountability · self-governance · standing alone
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
readiness · ripeness · sophistication · judgment · discernment · understanding · responsibility · insight · prudence · self-awareness