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come of age

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  • verb idiomatic To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
  • verb idiomatic To mature, or become fully developed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

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synonyms (19)

Words with the same meaning

  1. attain majority
  2. bloom
  3. come to maturity
  4. develop
  5. fledge
  6. flower
  7. grow
  8. grow up
  9. leave the nest
  10. mature
  11. mellow
  12. reach manhood
  13. reach twenty-one
  14. reach voting age
  15. ripen
  16. season
  17. settle down
  18. temper
  19. toga virilis

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. grow up

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