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| 1. | [ noun ] a fully developed person from maturity onward | |
| Synonyms: | grownup | |
| Related terms: | juvenile person character liberal host elder professional conservative oldster sophisticate centrist Jack_of_all_trades liberal stoic pacifist patrician ex-spouse sobersides stay-at-home important_person catch pledger pledgee thoroughbred militarist caregiver adult_body | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any mature animal | |
| Related terms: | animal | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of animals) fully developed | |
| Synonyms: | big grown full-grown grownup fully_grown | |
| Examples: | "an adult animal" "a grown woman" |
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| Related terms: | animal mature | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (of animals) fully developed | |
| Synonyms: | big grown full-grown grownup fully_grown | |
| Examples: | "an adult animal" "a grown woman" |
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| Related terms: | mature | |
| Similar spelling: |
adultery adulate adulator addled |
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