/
ˈadʌlt,
əˈdʌlt/
n.
a person who is fully grown and developed.
▸Law a person who has reached the age of majority.
adj.
fully grown and developed.
▸of, for, or characteristic of adults.
Derivative
- adulthood n.
- adultly adv.
Etymology
C16: from L. adult-, adolescere (see adolescent).