adult
🇺🇸
/əˈdʌlt/
🇬🇧
/ˈædʌlt/
noun
A1
a person who is fully grown and can make their own decisions
An adult must be responsible for their choices.
A1
a fully grown animal
The adult bird teaches its young to fly.
adjective
A2
fully grown
She has an adult dog that is very calm.
R
acting in a mature and responsible way
He showed adult behavior by helping others.
R
for adults only, often because of sexual content
This is an adult film with restricted content.
translation
a person who is fully grown and can make their own decisions; a fully grown animal
fully grown; acting in a mature and responsible way; for adults only, often because of sexual content
Word Forms
Plural
adults