adulthood
The character and courage that defined her adult life began in a childhood marked by loss and poverty.
The condition may continue into the patient's adult life if it is not treated early.
Sadly, in our adult lives we have drifted apart.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Stages of life
adolescence
adulthood
adultification
adultify
advanced
childhood
come of ageidiom
coming of age
day
golden age
healthspan
heyday
in my dayidiom
in your salad daysidiom
prime
rite of passage
salad
schooldays
someone's declining yearsidiom
those were the daysidiom