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adult

4 entries found.

  1. 1adult (adjective)
  2. 2adult (noun)
  3. adult education
  4. adult–onset diabetes

Main Entry:
1adult Listen to the pronunciation of 1adult Listen to the pronunciation of 1adult
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈdəlt, ˈa-ˌdəlt\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to grow up, from ad- + -olescere (from alescere to grow) — more at old
Date:
1531
1 : fully developed and mature : grown-up 2 : of, relating to, intended for, or befitting adults <an adult approach to a problem> 3 : dealing in or with explicitly sexual material <adult bookstores> <adult movies>
— adult·hood Listen to the pronunciation of adulthood \ə-ˈdəlt-ˌhu̇d\ noun
— adult·ly Listen to the pronunciation of adultly \ə-ˈdəlt-lē, ˈa-ˌdəlt-\ adverb
— adult·ness Listen to the pronunciation of adultness \ə-ˈdəlt-nəs, ˈa-ˌdəlt-\ noun
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