Adults Responsible Noun ˈædʌlt əˈdʌlt Children Accompanied I

• children must be accompanied by an adult.
• i simply can't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.
• why can't you two act like civilized adults?
• the obesity rate among adults has actually increased.

adult

1. a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions
• SYNONYM grown-up2
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• Children must be accompanied by an adult.
• I simply can't believe that responsible adults allowed a child to wander the streets.
• Why can't you two act like civilized adults?
• The obesity rate among adults has actually increased.

Extra Examples

• The number of single adult households has doubled in the past 30 years.
• This book will definitely appeal to teenagers and young adults.
• What consenting adults do in private is their own business.
2. a fully grown animal
• The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere ‘grow to maturity’, from ad- ‘to’ + alescere ‘grow, grow up’, from alere ‘nourish’.