coming-of-age

adjective

Of or pertaining to a person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

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Meanings

adjectivecoming-of-age (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.
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    22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 成年的
  • 成年的 (chéngnián de)of a person's journey
Finnish kasvu-
  • kasvu-of a person's journey
French passage à l'âge adulte
  • passage à l'âge adulteof a person's journey
German vom Erwachsenwerden
  • vom Erwachsenwerdenof a person's journey
Polish osiągający dojrzałość
  • osiągający dojrzałośćof a person's journey
Portuguese amadurecimento
  • amadurecimentoof a person's journey
Cite this entry
APA

coming-of-age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming-of-age

MLA

“coming-of-age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming-of-age. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coming-of-age,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming-of-age.

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