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Definition of Adult
1. Noun. A fully developed person from maturity onward.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Terms within: Adult Body
Specialized synonyms: Brachycephalic, Caregiver, Catch, Match, Centrist, Middle Of The Roader, Moderate, Moderationist, Case, Character, Eccentric, Type, Conservative, Conservativist, Dolichocephalic, Elder, Senior, Ex-spouse, Host, Important Person, Influential Person, Personage, Jack Of All Trades, Liberal, Liberalist, Progressive, Liberal, Adult Male, Man, Militarist, Warmonger, Golden Ager, Old Person, Oldster, Senior Citizen, Disarmer, Pacificist, Pacifist, Patrician, Pledgee, Pledger, Professional, Professional Person, Sobersides, Man Of The World, Sophisticate, Homebody, Stay-at-home, Stoic, Unemotional Person, Thoroughbred, Adult Female, Woman
Derivative terms: Adulthood, Adulthood, Grownup
Antonyms: Juvenile
2. Adjective. (of animals) fully developed. "A grown woman"
Category relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Similar to: Mature
Derivative terms: Grownup
3. Noun. Any mature animal.
Derivative terms: Adulthood, Adulthood
4. Adjective. Designed to arouse lust. "Adult movies"
Definition of Adult
1. a. Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
2. n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.
Definition of Adult
1. Noun. A fully grown human or animal. ¹
2. Noun. A person who lives outside the parental home. ¹
3. Noun. (proscribed) A person whose parents are deceased. ¹
4. Adjective. Of a human or animal, fully grown. ¹
5. Adjective. Intended for adults rather than children. ¹
6. Adjective. Containing material of an explicit sexual nature ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adult
1. a fully developed individual [n -S]
Medical Definition of Adult
1. A living organism which has attained full growth or maturity. Origin: L. Adultus = grown up (18 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adult
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