Phrase guide

come of age

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To mature, or become fully developed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grow up

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَلَغَ رُشْدَهُ (balaḡa rušdahu) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Azerbaijani: büluğa çatmaq — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成年 (chéngnián) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Czech: dosáhnout plnoletosti — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Finnish: tulla täysi-ikäiseksi — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • French: atteindre la majorité — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • German: volljährig werden — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Greek: ηλικιώνομαι (ilikiónomai) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Hebrew: התבגר (hitbagér) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Hungarian: nagykorú lesz — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Ido: adulteskar — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Indonesian: berumur — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Irish: aosaigh — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Italian: diventare maggiorenne — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Japanese: 成人になる (seijin ni naru) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Japanese: 成人する (seijin suru) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Polish: dorastać — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Polish: dorosnąć — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Romanian: a ajunge la majorat — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Russian: стать совершеннолетним (statʹ soveršennoletnim) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Russian: достичь совершеннолетия (dostičʹ soveršennoletija) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Scottish Gaelic: thig gu ìre — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Spanish: alcanzar la mayoría de edad — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Swedish: bli myndig — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Tibetan: ན་ཚོད་དར (na tshod dar) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Tibetan: ན་ཚོད་ལོངས (na tshod longs) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Tibetan: སྐུ་ན་སོན (sku na son) — reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
  • Azerbaijani: başa-boya çatmaq — mature, or become fully developed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成熟 (chéngshú) — mature, or become fully developed
  • Finnish: tulla täysi-ikäiseksi — mature, or become fully developed
  • French: maturer — mature, or become fully developed
  • French: mûrir — mature, or become fully developed
  • German: erwachsen werden — mature, or become fully developed
  • Hungarian: felnő — mature, or become fully developed
  • Italian: maturare — mature, or become fully developed
  • Romanian: a se matura — mature, or become fully developed
  • Russian: повзрослеть (povzrosletʹ) — mature, or become fully developed
  • Russian: достичь зрелости (dostičʹ zrelosti) — mature, or become fully developed
  • Scottish Gaelic: thig gu ìre — mature, or become fully developed
  • Spanish: madurar — mature, or become fully developed