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adult

/ˈæd.əlt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Adult means: (of animals) fully developed.

Synonyms for adult20

noun, as in a fully developed person from maturity onward

grownup

adjective, as in (of animals) fully developed

big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup, mature

adjective, as in designed to arouse lust

pornographic, sexy

also used for adult

grown up, grown-up, growed-up, postpubescent, for adults, X-rated, XXX, XXXX, blue, indecent, obscene, salacious

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Opposites of adult

juvenile

What does adult mean?4

adjective

1

(of animals) fully developed“an adult animal”

2

designed to arouse lust“pornographic films and magazines”

noun

1

a fully developed person from maturity onward

2

any mature animal

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adult?5

one syllable

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Adult in a sentence

  • Michael is already an adult, but he still lives with his mother.dimitris
  • Judging by the photograph, this was an adult male.AlanF_US
  • Adult hippos only eat plants, but can run faster than people.Hybrid
  • With her injury, this giraffe can't afford to confront four adult lions.Amastan
  • When she's an adult, she'll be a famous pianist.DJ_Saidez
  • He is not an adult, he is sixteen years old!unknown
  • Now that you're an adult, you need to act like one.CK
  • The life cycle of an amphibian consists of three stages: egg, larva and adult.Chrikaru

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Forms of adult

as a noun

plural
adults