ADULT


Meaning of ADULT in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

An ~ is a mature, fully developed person. An ~ has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

Becoming a father signified that he was now an ~...

Children under 14 must be accompanied by an ~.

? minor

N-COUNT

2.

An ~ is a fully developed animal.

...a pair of ~ birds.

? juvenile

N-COUNT: oft N n

3.

Adult means relating to the time when you are an ~, or typical of ~ people.

I’ve lived most of my ~ life in London.

ADJ: ADJ n

4.

If you say that someone is ~ about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.

We were very ~ 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 ~ when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.

...an ~ movie.

ADJ

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