adult


Definition: Meaning of, adult in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈadʌlt;əˈdʌlt /

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adult adults
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  1. a fully-grown person, or one who is considered to be legally responsible for their actions
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  2. a fully-grown animal
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  1. [only before noun] fully grown or developed
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  2. typical of an adult's behaviour or of the things adults do
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  3. [only before noun] adult films, magazines, etc are about sex or related to sex
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adult used in phrases

  • adult body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult human being
  • adult education (noun)
    1. education provided for adults outside schools and universities, usually by means of classes that are held in the evening
  • adult female (noun)
    1. as opposed to a man an adult female person
  • adult female body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult woman
  • adult intelligence (noun)
    1. the average IQ of the adults in a given population
  • adult male (noun)
    1. as opposed to a woman an adult person who is male
  • adult male body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult man
  • adult respiratory distress syndrome (noun)
    1. acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapours, ammonia or chlorine etc.
  • adult tooth (noun)
    1. with luck any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and can last until old age
  • adult-onset diabetes (noun)
    1. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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