Maturity Vocabulary

noun a person who is fully developed or matured

adjective having reached full growth or maturity

• As a grown-up, it is important to take responsibility for your actions.
• I still don't feel like a real grown-up, even though I have a job and pay bills.
• I can't believe that grown-up still plays video games all day.
• Becoming a parent made me feel like a grown-up for the first time.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

interjection a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion

• It is important to behave in a manner appropriate for your age, not based on the size of your shoes.
• Come on, act your age, not your shoe size!
• Dude, stop acting like a child, act your age, not your shoe size.
• Instead of being immature, try to act your age, not your shoe size.