adult
21adult — a|dult1 [ ə dʌlt, ædʌlt ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who is no longer a child and is legally responsible for their actions: Tickets are $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for children. 2. ) a completely grown animal adult a|dult 2 [ ə dʌlt, ædʌlt ]… …
22adult — {{11}}adult (adj.) 1530s (but not common until mid 17c.), from L. adultus grown up, mature, adult, ripe, pp. of adolescere grow up, mature (see ADOLESCENT (Cf. adolescent)). As a euphemism for pornographic, it dates to 1958 and does no honor to… …
23adult — 1 noun 1 a fully grown person or animal: Some children find it difficult to talk to adults. 2 someone who is old enough to be considered legally responsible, and can for example vote in elections and get married without their parents permission 2 …
24adult — /əˈdʌlt / (say uh dult), /ˈædʌlt / (say adult) adjective 1. having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature. 2. relating to or designed for adults: adult education. 3. suitable only for adults: an adult movie; adult books. 4. having… …
25adult — I. adjective Etymology: Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to grow up, from ad + olescere (from 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 …
26adult */*/*/ — [əˈdʌlt] , [ˈædʌlt] noun [C] I 1) someone who is no longer a child and is legally responsible for their actions Tickets are £2.50 for adults and £1.50 for children.[/ex] 2) a fully grown animal or bird II adj adult [ˈædʌlt]; [əˈdʌlt] 1) relating… …
27adult — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ This book will definitely appeal to teenagers and young adults. ▪ single ▪ The number of single adult households has doubled in the past 30 years. ▪ …
28adult — 1. pornographic Used in connection with literature, films, stage shows, and erotica deemed unsuitable for children but, by implication, in accord with the tastes of fully grown people: ... nothing but taverns, junkyards, and adult book… …
29adult — adj. & n. adj. 1 mature, grown up. 2 a of or for adults (adult education). b euphem. sexually explicit; indecent (adult films). n. 1 an adult person. 2 Law a person who has reached the age of majority. Derivatives: adulthood n. adultly adv.… …
30Adult — Das Adjektiv adult (von lat. adultus: erwachsen) ist ein Synonym für erwachsen und bezeichnet insbesondere die Lebensphase nach Eintritt der Geschlechtsreife eines Organismus. Übergangsstadien werden auch als subadult oder präadult… …
