adulthood
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounTime of life when a person is fully grown
When children reach adulthood, they are expected to take care of themselves
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe time when someone has the rights and responsibilities of an adult.
In many cultures, adulthood is marked by specific rites of passage.
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Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
- For one thing, chimpanzee daughters leave the groups that they were born in when they reach adulthood, so older females don't live in the same groups as the offspring they're totally sure they're related to.
For one thing, chimpanzee daughters leave the groups that they were born in when they reach adulthood, so older females don't live in the same groups as the offspring they're totally sure they're related to.
- born in when they reach adulthood, so older females don't live
born in when they reach adulthood, so older females don't live
Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer | Business Insider Explains | Insider News
- There was a study done in Sweden recently that caused a big splash, which was that women who were born by a C-section had an increased risk of colorectal cancer in their young adulthood.
There was a study done in Sweden recently that caused a big splash, which was that women who were born by a C-section had an increased risk of colorectal cancer in their young adulthood.
- of colorectal cancer in their young adulthood.
of colorectal cancer in their young adulthood.
Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- In adulthood the species develops a prominent bump on its snout.
In adulthood the species develops a prominent bump on its snout.
- and an equally small number of the resulting larvae survive to adulthood,
and an equally small number of the resulting larvae survive to adulthood,
Emma Watson's Harry Potter Outtake
- and little do you know, it would take you all the way to adulthood.
and little do you know, it would take you all the way to adulthood.
How Your Birth Month Impacts Your Success
- The small advantages at an early age can build up into bigger advantages in adulthood.
The small advantages at an early age can build up into bigger advantages in adulthood.
The Appeal of Rescuing Other People
- When we have had to forego our wish to be nurtured and understood, maybe because mum was elsewhere or dad low in spirits, we might have begun by looking after our teddy bear, then moved on to our friends and eventually, in adulthood, discovered our greater satisfaction in salving the woes of our lovers.
When we have had to forego our wish to be nurtured and understood, maybe because mum was elsewhere or dad low in spirits, we might have begun by looking after our teddy bear, then moved on to our friends and eventually, in adulthood, discovered our greater satisfaction in salving the woes of our lovers.
- and eventually, in adulthood, discovered our greater satisfaction in salving the woes of our lovers.
and eventually, in adulthood, discovered our greater satisfaction in salving the woes of our lovers.
11 Things That Can Change Your Eye Color
- A twin study found that 10 to 15 percent of white participants' eyes continue to darken between age six and adulthood.
A twin study found that 10 to 15 percent of white participants' eyes continue to darken between age six and adulthood.
- A twin study found that 10 to 15 percent of white participants' eyes continue to darken between age six and adulthood.
A twin study found that 10 to 15 percent of white participants' eyes continue to darken between age six and adulthood.
Stop Trying to Be Nice All the Time
- perfect preparation for an adulthood in which there appears to be no option but to tell everyone what they want to hear.
perfect preparation for an adulthood in which there appears to be no option but to tell everyone what they want to hear.
Sex Differences [Cognition, Education, and Biology]
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- In mid-adulthood, men and women begin to lose some of their ability to make babies.
In mid-adulthood, men and women begin to lose some of their ability to make babies.
- As they reach late adulthood, women live longer.
As they reach late adulthood, women live longer.
Neuroplasticity Explained: How to Rewire Your Brain for Mental Strength
- For decades, scientists believed that the brain's structure was fixed after childhood, but functional imaging has advanced, and newer research has shown that our brains continue to change and adapt well into adulthood.
For decades, scientists believed that the brain's structure was fixed after childhood, but functional imaging has advanced, and newer research has shown that our brains continue to change and adapt well into adulthood.
- and newer research has shown that our brains continue to change and adapt well into adulthood.
and newer research has shown that our brains continue to change and adapt well into adulthood.