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adult

/əˈdʌlt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A fully grown human or animal.
  2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
  3. To (cause to) be or become an adult.
  4. To behave like an adult.
  5. Fully grown.
  6. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.
  7. Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.
  8. Vulgar or profane.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

grownup(English)full-grown(English)mature(English)big(English)grown(English)fully grown(English)grown-up(English)maturity(English)swim(English)contemporary(English)plumage(English)juvenile(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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