n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' d ə lt, ' a- ˌ d ə lt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to grow up, from ad- + -olescere (fr. alescere to grow) ― more at OLD
Date: 1531
1 : fully developed and mature : GROWN-UP
2 : of, relating to, intended for, or befitting adults <an adult approach to a problem>
3 : dealing in or with explicitly sexual material < adult bookstores> < adult movies>
– adult · hood \ ə - ' d ə lt- ˌ hu ̇ d \ noun
– adult · ly \ ə - ' d ə lt-l ē , ' a- ˌ d ə lt- \ adverb
– adult · ness \ ə - ' d ə lt-n ə s, ' a- ˌ d ə lt- \ noun