adulthood - the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developedtime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state teens - the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 legal age, majority - the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections middle age - the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age) |