adult
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Latin adultus (“‘grown up’”), pp. of adolescere (“‘to grow up’”); see adolescent.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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adult (plural adults)
- A fully grown human or animal.
- A person who lives outside the parental home.
- (improper usage) A person whose parents are deceased.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
fully grown human
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[edit] Adjective
adult (comparative more adult, superlative most adult)
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- Of a human or animal, fully grown.
- Intended for adults rather than children.
- adult clothes
- Of a film, etc, pornographic.
[edit] Synonyms
- (fully grown): big, fully grown, grown up
- (pornographic): blue, dirty, lewd, obscene, pornographic, X-rated, XXX, XXXX
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
fully grown
intended for adults
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pornographic — see pornographic
[edit] External links
- adult in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- adult in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
adult 4 nom/acc forms
[edit] Declension
| singular | plural | ||
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| masculine & neuter | feminine | masculine | feminine & neuter |
| adult | adultă | adulţi | adulte |
[edit] Noun
adult m. (plural adulţi; feminine equivalent adultă)
[edit] Declension
declension of adult