adulthood

Questions

How do you pronounce adulthood?

The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈʌlthˌʊd/.

What does adulthood mean?

The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult.

Where does adulthood come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English adulthood From adult + -hood.

How to pronounce adulthood

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