In contrast to a non-adult or "minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of majority and is therefore regarded as independent, self-sufficient, and responsible.
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
Adult is noun and an adjective, both of which refer to something mature, no longer a child. A full-grown person is called an adult: they can vote, rent cars, and choose to eat suga
1. Fully developed and mature. 2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education. 3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movie
Definition of adult noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mar 6, 2026 · adult (third-person singular simple present adults, present participle adulting, simple past and past participle adulted) (intransitive, slang) To behave like an adu