Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

young adulthood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
young adult-hood
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or period of being a young adult.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From young adult + -hood, after adulthood.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

young adulthoods (plural) young-adulthood (alternative)

Questions

What does young adulthood mean?
The state or period of being a young adult.
Where does young adulthood come from?
From young adult + -hood, after adulthood.

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