Word: Adult
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere ‘grow to maturity’ (see adolescent)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadʌlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdʌlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is fully grown or developed
Short Definition:fully developed person
Examples:- children should be accompanied by an adult
Word: Adult
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadʌlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdʌlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
fully grown or developed
Short Definition:fully grown/developed
Examples:- an adult woman
Word: Adult
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadʌlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdʌlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks
Short Definition:behave in way characteristic of responsible adult
Examples:- I've adulted with moderate success this week by compiling invoices and billing my client
- I am 24 and still trying to figure out how to adult
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