coming of age

Speech parts

1. coming of age - Noun

2. coming of age - Adjective

Meaning

coming of age (usually uncountable, plural comings of age)

A person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

coming-of-age (not comparable)

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

Alternative names

coming-of-age

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Examples

All the more frustrating, then, when the film’s third act lurches into coming-of-age cliches, including a fade-to-black snog at a beachside bonfire. Source: Internet

Already an international sensation and prize-winning bestseller in France, Small Country is an evocative coming-of-age story of a mixed-race young boy, a lost childhood and a shattered homeland. Source: Internet

Another child oriented theme in Spielberg's films is that of loss of innocence and coming-of-age. Source: Internet

Broadway star Billy Porter set to make his directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama film What If? Source: Internet

But for like-minded, well-intended teens in pursuit of a good time, —both an acronym for "kickin' incredibly dope s--t" and a nod to the 1995 coming-of-age drama film —was the introduction to an artist who would define their generation. Source: Internet

Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s novel “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” is a coming-of-age story that explores different types of love, gender and sexuality and the roles and expectations of Mexican-Americans. Source: Internet

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