ADULT

adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup

(adjective) (of animals) fully developed; “an adult animal”; “a grown woman”

pornographic, adult

(adjective) designed to arouse lust; “pornographic films and magazines”; “adult movies”

adult

(noun) any mature animal

adult, grownup

(noun) a fully developed person from maturity onward

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

adult (plural adults)

A fully grown human or animal.

A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

Synonyms

• (fully grown human or animal): grown up; see also adult

Adjective

adult (comparative more adult, superlative most adult)

Fully grown.

Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.

Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.

Vulgar or profane.

Synonyms

• (fully grown): big, fully grown, grown up; see also full-grown

• (intended for adults): grown up; see also adultlike or for adults

• (containing explicit sexual material): pornographic, X-rated, XXX, XXXX; see also pornographic

• (vulgar): blue, indecent, obscene, salacious; see also obscene

Verb

adult (third-person singular simple present adults, present participle adulting, simple past and past participle adulted) (transitive)

(nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.

(informal) To behave like an adult.

Anagrams

• talud

Source: Wiktionary

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A*dult", a. Etym: [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.]

Definition: Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

A*dult", n.

Definition: A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.

Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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