adult

Speech parts

1. adult - Noun

2. adult - Adjective

3. adult - Verb

4. adult - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.

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A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong. Thomas Szasz

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. Andrew Wiles

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned. Denis Diderot

The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult. Lebanese Proverb

It is an irresponsible adult that creates enmity because of a disagreement that arises between two children. Nigerian Proverb

The hand of the child cannot reach the shelf, nor the hand of the adult get through the neck of the gourd. Yoruba Proverb

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