adult

/ˈædʌlt/

nounadjectivea · dult

Think: an AD is for grown-ups—an AD-ULT is an adult.

Yes, it's adult. Start with "ad-" like in "advertise"; the second syllable sounds like "dult" (not "dolt" or "delt").

Definitions

  1. nouna fully grown person; someone who is no longer a child
  2. adjectivefully grown or mature; meant for grown-ups

Examples

  • The museum requires an adult to accompany children under twelve.
  • As an adult, he learned to manage his time and money.
  • The library has an adult section with longer novels and biographies.

Synonyms

grown-upmature personparentfull-grown personman/woman

Antonyms

childminor

Translations

ES adulto/adultaPT adulto/adultaFR adulte

Common misspellings

adoltadutadaltaddultadulltadlutadulttaduilt

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