| adult |
having grown to maturity. [1/6 definitions] |
| aged |
having certain improvements because of age or maturity. [1/5 definitions] |
| Beat Generation |
(sometimes l.c.) used to characterize some members of the generation that reached maturity in the late 1950s, esp. in the United States, who were alienated from conventional society and who promoted experimentation in artistic and literary forms. |
| coming-of-age |
arrival at maturity, prominence, or respectability. |
| cut one's wisdom teeth |
to attain maturity; arrive at an age when decisions must be made and discretion practiced. |
| discount |
to buy or sell (commercial paper) at a reduction based on interest to be accumulated before maturity. [1/12 definitions] |
| filly |
a female horse that has not yet reached or has only recently reached maturity. [1/2 definitions] |
| fixation |
the arrest of psychological development at some stage before maturity, esp. in early childhood. [1/3 definitions] |
| grown |
having reached maturity. [1/2 definitions] |
| grown-up |
having reached adulthood or maturity. [1/2 definitions] |
| homogamy |
the condition of a plant whose stamens and pistils reach maturity together. [1/3 definitions] |
| indehiscent |
not opening at maturity to release its seeds, as certain fruits. |
| juvenile |
not yet having attained maturity; not adult; young. [1/4 definitions] |
| late bloomer |
one who achieves maturity, proficiency, or the like at a more advanced age than is considered normal or usual. |
| mature |
to cause to ripen or develop fully; bring to maturity. [1/9 definitions] |
| neuter |
an animal or plant lacking completely developed sexual organs at maturity. [1/9 definitions] |
| overmaturity |
combined form of maturity. |
| pony |
any of several breeds of horse that are small at maturity. [1/3 definitions] |
| rear2 |
to raise to maturity. [1/4 definitions] |
| ripe |
mature or in maturity, as a person. [1/5 definitions] |
| rollover |
the movement of funds from one investment to another, esp. the repeated investment of the proceeds of short-term securities upon maturity. [1/3 definitions] |