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   adult

   /ˈadʌlt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is fully grown or developed: "children should be accompanied by an adult"
   • ▪ a fully developed animal.
   • ▪ a person who has reached the age of majority.

   adjective

   • 1. fully grown or developed: "an adult woman" Similar maturegrown-upfully grownfull-grownfully developedfully fledgedof agehaving reached one's majorityin one's primein full bloomOpposite infantjuvenile
   • ▪ of or for adult people: "adult education"
   • ▪ emotionally and mentally mature: "an effort to be adult and civilized"
   • ▪ suitable only for adults (used euphemistically to refer to a sexually explicit film, book, or magazine). Similar sexually explicitobscenepornographichardcoresoft-corelewdsmuttydirtyfilthyvulgarcruderuderacyrisquéribaldnaughtyarousingearthyRabelaisianeroticcarnalsensualsexysuggestivetitillatingspicyrawtaboooff colourindecentimproperinformal:pornpornoblueraunchysteamyX-ratedtriple-XXXXfull-frontalskinfruitysaucynear the knucklenear the bonegamyrare:rankithyphallicFescennineCyprianOpposite family

   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"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere ‘grow to maturity’ (see adolescent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. adultly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Adult_developmentAdult development - Wikipedia

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Adult development encompasses the changes that occur in biological and psychological domains of human life from the end of adolescence until the end of one's life. Changes occur at the cellular level and are partially explained by biological theories of adult development and aging.

3. www.britannica.com › science › adulthoodAdulthood | Development, Aging & Maturity | Britannica

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   Jun 6, 2024 · adulthood, the period in the human lifespan in which full physical and intellectual maturity have been attained. Adulthood is commonly thought of as beginning at age 20 or 21 years. Middle age, commencing at about 40 years, is followed by old age at about 60 years.

4. www.britannica.com › science › adolescenceAdolescence | Definition, Characteristics, & Stages | Britannica

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Adolescence, transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization defines an adolescent as any person aged 10 to 19. In many societies, however, adolescence is often equated with puberty. Learn more about the definition, features, and stages of adolescence.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WomanWoman - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · t. e. A woman is an adult female human. [a] [2] [3] Before adulthood, a woman is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent ). [4] Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and fertile women are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglish › featuresBBC Learning English - The English We Speak / Adulting

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   4 days ago · The word ‘adulting’ or ‘adulting’ describes behaving in a way that’s typical of an adult – particularly doing boring, mundane tasks. Let’s face it, Neil, you’re not a child...

7. www.britannica.com › topic › family-kinshipFamily | Definition, Meaning, Members, Types, & Facts

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   Jun 16, 2024 · At its most basic, then, a family consists of an adult and his or her offspring. Most commonly, it consists of two married adults, usually a man and a woman (almost always from different lineages and not related by blood) along with their offspring, usually living in a private and separate dwelling.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adult femaleAdult female - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   6 days ago · adult female. Other forms: adult females. Definitions of adult female. noun. an adult female person (as opposed to a man) synonyms: woman. see more.