man's or woman's estate
Example Sentences
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Is he not her husband, George of Denmark, and the father of all those children whom she never has succeeded in rearing to man's, or woman's, estate?
From The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield by Robins, Edward
Now and then a child more careful than usual preserves his or her toys when grown to man's or woman's estate; but such collections are rare.
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
