coming-of-age

coming-of-age
Of or pertaining to a persons journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

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  • Coming of Age — (1998) Álbum en vivo de Camel Publicación 1998 Grabación 13 de Marzo 1997 Género(s) Rock progresivo Duración 123:25 …   Wikipedia Español

  • coming of age — noun singular 1. ) the age at which someone is legally considered an adult 2. ) the point at which something is considered to have developed completely: the country s coming of age as an industrial and financial power …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • coming of age — n [singular] the point in a young person s life, usually the age of 18 or 21, at which their society considers them to be an adult …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • coming-of-age — [kum΄iŋ əv āj′] n. the act or an instance of reaching maturity: often used attributively * * * …   Universalium

  • coming-of-age — [kum΄iŋ əv āj′] n. the act or an instance of reaching maturity: often used attributively …   English World dictionary

  • Coming of age — For other uses, see Coming of Age (disambiguation). Coming of age is a young person s transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition.[1] It can be a… …   Wikipedia

  • coming-of-age — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural comings of age) : the attainment of legal age; broadly : the reaching of maturity or the fullness of development the coming of age of jazz * * * noun [noncount] : the time when a person becomes an adult …   Useful english dictionary

  • coming of age — 1) N SING: with supp When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age. ...postwar Germany s final coming of age as an independent sovereign state. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • coming of age — n [usu sing] a person’s 18th birthday, when he or she becomes legally an adult. At 18, a person can also vote in elections and get married without the agreement of his or her parents (though in Scotland people can get married at 16 without such… …   Universalium

  • Coming-of-age — Heranwachsender ist in Deutschland nach § 1 Abs. 2 Jugendgerichtsgesetz (JGG) jede Person, die das 18. Lebensjahr, aber noch nicht das 21. Lebensjahr vollendet hat. Neben der gesetzlichen Situation stellt die Zeit des Heranwachsens, die man auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Coming of age — Heranwachsender ist in Deutschland nach § 1 Abs. 2 Jugendgerichtsgesetz (JGG) jede Person, die das 18. Lebensjahr, aber noch nicht das 21. Lebensjahr vollendet hat. Neben der gesetzlichen Situation stellt die Zeit des Heranwachsens, die man auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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