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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adultAdult Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ADULT is fully developed and mature : grown-up. How to use adult in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADULT definition: 1. a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength: 2. grown to full size and…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › adultADULT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   An adult is a person who is fully grown or developed. This could refer to a person’s body being done growing or their mind being fully developed. An adult child is someone’s child who is fully grown, as in Murray’s adult children are all married and have children of their own.

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

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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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adultAdult - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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. If you're still a child, then you are not an adult — that's the noun version.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › adultAdult - definition of adult by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › adults'ADULT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   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: adult entertainment.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › adult_adjadult, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adult. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishadult noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

11. www.yourdictionary.com › adultAdult Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Adult definition: Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic.