Adult

Word ADULT
Character 5
Hyphenation a dult
Pronunciations /əˈdʌlt/

Definitions and meanings of "Adult"

What do we mean by adult?

One who has attained maturity or legal age. noun

A fully grown, mature organism. noun

Fully developed and mature. adjective

Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults. adjective

Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic. adjective

Specifically: In civil law, a male infant who has attained the age of fourteen, or a female infant who has attained the age of twelve. noun

In common law, one of the full age of twenty-one. noun

Having arrived at mature years, or attained full size and strength: as, an adult person, animal, or plant.

Pertaining or relating to adults; suitable for an adult: as, adult age; an adult school.

A person or (sometimes) an animal grown to full size and strength; one who has reached the age of manhood or womanhood. noun

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured adjective

A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity. noun

A fully grown human or animal. noun

A person who lives outside the parental home. noun

Of a human or animal, fully grown. adjective

Intended for adults rather than children. adjective

Containing material of an explicit sexual nature adjective

A fully developed person from maturity onward noun

Any mature animal noun

Designed to arouse lust adjective

A fully grown human or animal.

A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. Urban Dictionary

A soul broken by society; someone who has lost faith in people. Urban Dictionary

A person who thinks that they are always right and you are always wrong because they are 18 years out of their mother's buttocks and you are not. Urban Dictionary

The reason for so much evil and stupidity on this earth. everything that is wrong on earth is caused by adults and still children gotta respect them. Urban Dictionary

1. The period of your life before death, and after the time when you realize that it is, in fact, NOT cool to paste cut-outs from 'Teen People' onto your binder. 2. The label you give to movies that have copious amounts of the letter 'X' on them. Urban Dictionary

One old enough to be cruel to, rationalizing that such a person is mature enough to handle whatever you dish out. Urban Dictionary

A middle aged grown up whos only purpose in life is to annoy and bitch to kids and teenagers. they hate pretty much everything and everyone, mostly their kids because they didnt have a good childhood and are now bitching and complaining about it to every other person 20 years younger than him or her, what a douchebag Urban Dictionary

A ridiculous person who thinks that everyone who uses myspace will get raped eventually, it's bad for kids to have things easy, and anything with a screen is a portal into hell. basically, shortsighted bastards who exist to annoy rational people. Urban Dictionary

(noun) One who thinks they deserve the right to control EVERYTHING there is to control, and usually, in fact most always, results in severe hate by many teenagers everywhere. Mostly practices this believed right on his/her offspring. Does not deserve friends, or a social life. This definition specifically applies to those who would read it and say to themselves the following thought: "god damn teenagers complain about way too fucking much". Urban Dictionary

Noun:1)An individual who is old enough to take complete responsibility for all of his/her actions. Often described by the goverment as a person who has reached a certain age (e.g. a person 18 years old or more). Adjective: 2)Pertaining to adults. 3)Describing sexually suggestive material. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Adult

The word "adult" in example sentences

WORDS ACCENTED ON THE LAST SYLLABLE: address _address'_ adept _adept'_ adult _adult'_ ally _ally'_ commandant _commandänt '(ä as in arm) _ contour _contour'_ dessert _dessert'_ dilate _dilate'_ excise _eksiz'_ finance _finance'_ grimace _grimace'_ importune _importune'_ occult _occult'_ pretence _pretence'_ research _research'_ robust _robust'_ romance _romance'_ tirade _tirade'_ ❋ Thomas Wood (N/A)

In 1980, when the term adult child of alcoholic, ACOA was coined, ACOAs literally came out of the woodwork, testifying in droves to confusion, resentment and hurt that the child within them still hung onto. ❋ Dr. Tian Dayton (2011)

In 1980, when the term adult child of alcoholic, ACOA was coined, ACOAs literally came out of the woodwork, testifying in droves to confusion, resentment... ❋ Dr. Tian Dayton (2011)

Please use the term adult offspring in your online expectorations. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

"When it comes to the term adult soft drink, taste is a priority," claimed Dewey. ❋ Unknown (2009)

/You have already to a great extent targeted the population since the word adult is used. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The kid understood or at least gave the appearance of understanding, but the years passed and he became what they call an adult and the rats in his mind are still dead, still young. ❋ Jeffrey S. Callico (2011)

Reznor walks me into what he calls his "adult playpen of knob-twiddling": a small garage converted into an Aladdin's cave of instruments, mixing desks and synthesizer modules, their lights winking in the dark. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You know, there's pop; there's what they call adult contemporary, whatever that may be; and then there's like Sting music. ❋ Unknown (2006)

If he's sentenced to prison, which is the most likely outcome if he is convicted, it will be in the hands of what we call the adult authority, which run the prisons themselves. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This nonverbal behavior occurs in a relatively favorable context for adult-child interaction, since the adult is a black man raised in Harlem, who knows this particular neighborhood and these boys very well. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Whitman, 55, provided what she called the "adult supervision" as the fledgling auction site eBay grew from a website with 30 employees to a corporation with 15,000 people and nearly $6 billion in revenue. ❋ Unknown (2011)

During launch and re-entry astronauts don't have time for bathroom breaks, so under their space suits, during training and real missions, you would find a Maximum Absorption Garment -- what we call adult diapers on earth. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which was banned from a high school because parents objected to what they called adult content. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(AP) - Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which was banned from a high school because parents objected to what they called adult content.

LA GRANDE - Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which was banned from a high school because parents objected to what they called adult content. ❋ Unknown (2009)

- Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which was banned from a high school because parents objected to what they called adult content.

"Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which was banned from a high school because parents objected to what they called adult content. ❋ Unknown (2009)

❋ CLEWGE (2003)

[Little Timmy]: I can't wait to grow up! [Adult] Timmy: Why didn't I appreciate my [childhood] more! ❋ TheOneForPeace (2011)

Adult: It doesn't matter if we cheat, steal, lie, kill other people, abuse drugs or start illegal wars for profit or how many times we were wrong [beforehand], you must always [obey] us without question. Child: Screw you! Adult: Faints, before screaming "[Go to your room]"! ❋ Hot.rodz (2019)

rick-i have become [an adult] [now] jack-oh [welcome] to moronhood ❋ Martianthemarvin (2011)

1. When Jenny realized that she had become an adult, a part of her died. 2. When Tom went behind the [beaded curtain] in his local video store [marked] 'Adult', and looked at all the pornomagraphic [materials], a part of him grew. ❋ Theshinykitty (2005)

[Manipulating] a child is a sin, but [manipulating] an adult is [good business]. ❋ Eli Gottlieb (2006)

at the age of [35], adults become [uncool] and zombielike, whos only purpose is to destroy the [youth] ❋ Bob Mckob (2007)

Adult: what are you doing? Kid: [IMing] Adult: OH NO YOU'RE NOT! [INSTANT MESSAGING] [LOWERS] SOCIABILITY! Kid: How can that be when I'm talking to people...? ❋ Eric, Or Gavroche (2006)

[fkin] parents.... they [grounded] me from [playing games] for 2 weeks just for missing a few points at school. Adults suck. ❋ One Who Hates Parents (2008)

1) Only adults are allowed to buy tobacco here. 2) Little [Mindy] asked why some things were too adult for her to understand. 3) [Strip] clubs offer [adult entertainment]. ❋ Mintaddict (2004)

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