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Adult Mature Fully Developed Person Reached Age Legally

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An a____ is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions .An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions .
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
word adult
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noun
An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions .
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
An adult is a fully developed animal.
...a pair of adult birds.
adjective
Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
I've lived most of my adult life in London.
If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation .
We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way.
You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
...an adult movie.
inflections adults
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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