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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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   What does adult mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ADULT definition: 1. a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength: 2. grown to full size and…. Learn more.

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   What is an adult under English law?

   • An adult under English law is someone over 18 years old. Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free. to become an adult He was a young man on the verge of becoming an adult. grow up What do you want to be when you grow up? grow up Stop complaining and grow up! mature Some adolescents mature earlier than others.

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   What is an adult animal?

   • An adult animal is an animal that is not yet fully developed. Adult definition: a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.. See examples of ADULT used in a sentence.

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   Is adult a noun or adjective?

   • 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.

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     ADULT definicja: 1. a person or animal that has grown to...

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     a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength:...

   • Adult: French Translation

     ADULT translate: adulte [masculine-feminine], adulte,...

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     ADULT translate: erwachsen, erwachsen, für Erwachsene,...

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     ADULT translate: dewasa, matang, dewasa, dewasa. Learn more...

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     ADULT translate: trưởng thành, chín chắn, cho người lớn,...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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   An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

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