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Definitions for Adult

[1] having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
[2] of, relating to, or befitting adults.
[3] intended for adults; not suitable for children: adult entertainment.
[4] a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
[5] a full-grown animal or plant.
[6] a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law.
[7] having reached maturity; fully developed
[8] of or intended for mature people adult education
[9] regarded as suitable only for adults, because of being pornographic adult films and magazines
[10] a person who has attained maturity; a grownup
[11] a mature fully grown animal or plant
[12] law a person who has attained the age of legal majority (18 years for most purposes) Compare infant

Words related to Adult

person, woman, man, grownup, developed, grown, grown-up, ripe, gentleperson

Words nearby Adult

adularia, adulate, adulation, adulatory, adullamite, adult, adult education, adult fanconi's syndrome, adult home, adult medulloepithelioma, adult onset diabetes

Origin of Adult

1525–35; 1925–30 for def 3 ; < 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

Other words from Adult

a·dult·hood , noun
a·dult·like , adjective
a·dult·ly , adverb
a·dult·ness , noun
non·a·dult , adjective, noun
qua·si-a·dult , adjective
sub·a·dult , adjective, noun
sub·a·dult·ness , noun
un·a·dult , adjective

Word origin for Adult

C16: from Latin adultus, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish

Synonyms for Adult

developed, grown, grown-up, of age, ripe, ripened