n.
Pronunciation: ' a-d ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ā dh ā m
Date: before 12th century
1 : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel
2 : the unregenerate nature of man ― used especially in the phrase the old Adam
– Adam · ic \ ə - ' da-mik \ or Adam · i · cal \ -mi-k ə l \ adjective