Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Adult"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adult \A*dult"\, a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to
alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See {Adolescent}, {Old}.]
Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength;
matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult
age.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adult \A*dult"\, n.
A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength;
one who has reached maturity.
Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who
has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil
law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females
after twelve.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adult
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn: {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown},
{grownup}]
n 1: a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn: {grownup}]
[ant: {juvenile}]
2: any mature animal
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