young-adulthood

See also: young adulthood

English

Noun

young-adulthood (countable and uncountable, plural young-adulthoods)

  1. Alternative form of young adulthood.
    • 1950 October 31, “Happenings of Interest Around and About the Borough”, in Brooklyn Eagle, 110th year, number 300, Brooklyn, N.Y., →OCLC, page 5, column 3:
      It is the belief of Mr. Garrison that early training and habits, when continued through adolescence and young-adulthood, can be a major part in defeating “gang delinquency,” as well as combating the individual forms of socially condemned behavior.
    • 1962 November 16, Dave Lyon, “High Views: Students Define [‘]Mental Maturity’”, in Independent, volume 25, number 69, Long Beach, Calif., →OCLC, page C-8, column 7:
      Teen years are a period of transition from childhood to young-adulthood. […] It is also her opinion that being able to take care of oneself and others if necessary, and expressing respect for other people confirms the arrival of a teen-ager at young-adulthood.
    • 2024 April 3, Gaylon Parker, “Belfield Public School brings community pride, education to students and athletes”, in The Dickinson Press, volume 141, number 22, Dickinson, N.D., →ISSN, →OCLC, page H7, column 2:
      Over the years, Kurle and the teachers have maintained a level of consistency with the students and they genuinely get a chance to know them all the way into young-adulthood, while doing their best to prepare students for any educational eventuality.
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