adult

Meaning

Noun

1. A fully grown human or other animal.
2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

Adj

1. Fully grown.
2. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
3. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
4. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
5. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
6. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
7. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.

Verb

1. (informal) To behave like an adult.
2. To (cause to) be or become an adult.

Synonyms

grown-up

mature

full-grown

grown

grown up

grownup

of age

ripe

big

elder

person

🧑‍🦱

woman

👩

adults

important

pornographic

old

🧓

major

aged

imago

fully grown

of the full legal age

worn out

substantial

veteran

weighty

young

youthful

eldest child

grown-up man

imaginal

mature person

middle-aged woman

old person

person of full age

imageo

XXXX

XXX

not new

person of mature age

arrived at puberty

having arrived at puberty

full-grown female

nonjuvenile

ancestor

ancient

appreciable

considerable

developed

elderly person

experienced

grave

🪦

grow up

key

🔑

large

middle-aged

mucky

overgrown

porny

pubescent

real

senior

serious

significant

sizable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæd.ʌlt/

Etymology

From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“I grow up”). Compare adolescent.

Sentences

It is also the setting of Judy Blume's young adult novel , Blubber .