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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A
fully
grown
human or animal.
●
In Age:
A person who has
reached
the
legal age
of majority.
Adj
●
Fully grown.
●
Intended for or
restricted
to
adults
rather than
children due to
size
,
maturity
, knowledge level,
judgement
, etc.
Containing
situations
or
discussions
intended
primarily
for adults
, such as
serious
crime
,
illicit
drug
use,
extramarital
affairs
, etc.
Containing
alcohol
,
intended
for
consumption
only by adults.
Containing
marijuana
,
intended
for
consumption
only by adults.
Containing
material
of an
explicit
sexual
nature
; of, or
pertaining
to, pornography.
Containing
excessive
vulgar
or
profane
speech
,
text
or
images
,
intended
only for adults.
Verb
●
To
behave
like an adult.
●
To (cause to) be or become an adult.
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Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
adult
English
adulte
French
adultus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Adult
Grown-Up
Grownup
Growed-Up
Postpubescent
Big
Pornographic
Full-Grown
Adultlike
Blue
Indecent
Obscene
Salacious
Developed
Mature
R-Rated
Rude
Grown Up
For Adults
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Antonyms
Child
Youngling
Related
Individual
Alcoholic
Parent
Child
Animal
Person
Elder
Female
Teenager
Teen
Employee
Male
Educator
Caregiver
Student
Patient
Introvert
Woman
Elderly
Teacher
Atheist
Idiot
Athlete
Man
Children
Offender
Juvenile
Kid
Parents
Immigrant
Mother
Adolescents
Human
Outsider
Teenage
Baby
Adolescence
Outcast
Youth
Participant
Learner
Citizen
Inmate
Girl
Entrepreneur
Organism
Old Person
Authority Figure
Old Man
Family Member
Intelligent Person
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Rhymes
Cult
Exult
Adult
Tumult
Result
Insult
Occult
Complisult
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