transcription, транскрипция: [ ædʌlt, AM ədʌlt ]
( adults)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
≠ minor
N-COUNT
2.
An adult is a fully developed animal.
...a pair of adult birds.
≠ juvenile
N-COUNT : oft N n
3.
Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
I’ve lived most of my adult life in London.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.
We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
= mature
ADJ : v-link ADJ [ approval ]
5.
You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
...an adult movie.
ADJ