| maturity | | |
| n. (time) | 1. adulthood, maturity | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed. |
| ~ time 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. |
| ~ mid-twenties, twenties | the time of life between 20 and 30. |
| ~ mid-thirties, thirties, thirty-something | the time of life between 30 and 40. |
| ~ forties, mid-forties | the time of life between 40 and 50. |
| ~ mid-fifties, fifties | the time of life between 50 and 60. |
| ~ legal age, majority | the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs. |
| ~ prime of life, prime | the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest. |
| ~ 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). |
| n. (state) | 2. matureness, maturity | state of being mature; full development. |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ adulthood | the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity. |
| ~ ripeness | the state of being ripe. |
| ~ youth | early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced. |
| ~ post-maturity, post-menopause | the state in which women have stopped ovulating. |
| n. (time) | 3. due date, maturity, maturity date | the date on which an obligation must be repaid. |
| ~ date, day of the month | the specified day of the month.; "what is the date today?" |
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