Definition of adult - WordReference.com Dictionary

WordReference.com English Dictionary

adult:

in Spanish | in French | in Italian
in context | images

Listen:

sound

US - UK

Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adult
A	noun
	1	adult
				any mature animal
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna ╚adult
	2	adult, grownup
				a fully developed person from maturity onward
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚adult, grownup ╚liberal; progressive ╚Jack of all trades ╚important person; influential person; personage ╚host ╚ex-spouse ╚elder; senior ╚conservative; conservativist ╚character; eccentric; type; case ╚centrist; middle of the roader; moderate; moderationist ╚catch; match ╚caregiver
B	adjective
	1	adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
				(of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

Look up "adult" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "adult" at dictionary.com

Forum discussions with the word(s) 'adult' in the title:

kid + adult = kidult?
lullaby for adult = ?
adult tantrum
Listen, we're adult people!
For any questions about this word or definition:

Ask in the forums yourself.
Visit the English Only Forum.

See Also:

Links:

Copyright © 2008 WordReference.com