adult
1. adult \*-'d*lt, 'ad-.*lt\ \*-'d*lt-.hu.d\ \*-'d*lt-n*s, 'ad-.*lt-\ aj [L adultus, pp. of adolescere to grow up fr. ad- + -olesce]re (fr. alescere to grow) - more at OLD 1: fully developed and mature : GROWN-UP 2: of, relating to, or characteristic of adults - adult.hood n 2. adult n : one that is adult; esp : a human being after an age (as 21) spec ified by law