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- Dictionaryadult/ˈadʌlt/
noun
- 1. a person who is fully grown or developed: "children should be accompanied by an adult"
adjective
- 1. fully grown or developed: "an adult woman" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks: informal "I've adulted with moderate success this week by compiling invoices and billing my client"
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a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength: An adult under English law is someone over 18 years old. Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free. Synonym. grown-up. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become an adult He was a young man on the verge of becoming an adult.
The meaning of ADULT is fully developed and mature : grown-up. How to use adult in a sentence.
a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength: An adult under English law is someone over 18 years old. Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free. Synonym. grown-up. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become an adult He was a young man on the verge of becoming an adult.
noun. a person who is fully grown or developed or of age. a full-grown animal or plant. a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law. adjective. having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant. of, relating to, or befitting adults. intended for adults; not suitable for children:
An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
Adult is noun and an adjective, both of which refer to something mature, no longer a child. A full-grown person is called an adult: they can vote, rent cars, and choose to eat sugary cereal for dinner every night.
Definition of adult noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word adult mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adult. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word adult? About 80 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word adult pronounced? British English.
1. One who has attained maturity or legal age. 2. Biology A fully grown, mature organism. adj. 1. Fully developed and mature. 2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education. 3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movies.
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age. a full-grown animal or plant. Lawmaking a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law. Latin adultus grown (past participle of adolēre to make grow), equivalent. to ad- ad - + ul- (identical with base al- in aliment, ol- in prolific) + -tus past participle suffix.
