[ 'adʌlt , ə'dʌlt ]
■ noun a person who is fully grown and developed.
↘ Law a person who has reached the age of majority.
■ adjective fully grown and developed.
↘of, for, or characteristic of ~s.
Derivatives
~hood noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16: from L. ~- , adolescere (see adolescent ).