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   A·dult

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   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. (of a person or animal) fully grown or developed: "the adult inhabitants of the U.S" 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"
   • ▪ sexually explicit or pornographic (used euphemistically to refer to a movie, book, or magazine). Similar sexually explicitobscenepornographichardcoresoft-corelewdsmuttydirtyfilthyvulgarcruderuderacyrisquéribaldnaughtyarousingearthyRabelaisianeroticcarnalsensualsexysuggestivetitillatingspicyrawtaboooff colorindecentimproperinformal: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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   What does adult mean?

   • adulto, adulta, de adultos… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ADULT meaning: 1. a person or animal that has finished growing and is not now a child 2. having finished growing…. Learn more.

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   What is an adult noun?

   • Definition of adult noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions synonym grown-up 2 Children must be accompanied by an adult. Why can't you two act like civilized adults? The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is human adulthood?

   • Human adulthood encompasses psychological adult development. Definitions of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory; a person may be biologically an adult, and have adult behavior, but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority.

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   What is a legal adult?

   • In the human context, the term adult has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a non-adult or "minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of majority and is therefore regarded as independent, self-sufficient, and responsible. They may also be regarded as a "major".

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   An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. [1] . The biological definition of the word means an animal reaching sexual maturity and thus capable of reproduction. In the human context, the term adult has meanings associated with social and legal concepts.

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   Definition of adult – Learner’s Dictionary. adult. noun [ C ] uk / ˈædʌlt, əˈdʌlt / us. Add to word list. A1. a person or animal that has finished growing and is not now a child. Examples. Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Children learn by observing adults. There'll be three adults and sixteen children.

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   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. See more. adjective. having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant. of, relating to, or befitting adults.

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   noun. 1a person who is fully grown or developed:children should be accompanied by an adult. More example sentences. The years passed as the children grew into adults, left home and came home again when on holidays. It's about two youths and the evolution of their relationship as they grow into adults.

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   Definition of adult noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

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   noun. uk / ˈædʌlt/ Add to word list. A1. a person or animal that has finished growing and is not now a child. adult. adjective. uk / ˈædʌlt/ having finished growing: an adult male rat. A2. for adults or relating to adults: adult education. (Definition of adult from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)