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adult child

adult child noun: a grown-up descendant of a person referred to in earlier contexts.

Noun

adult child (plural adult children)

  1. A grown-up descendant of a person referred to in earlier contexts.
    • Adult children of alcoholics often become alcoholics themselves.

Forms of adult child

pluraladult children

Questions about adult child

What does adult child mean?
Adult child means a grown-up descendant of a person referred to in earlier contexts.
What part of speech is adult child?
Adult child is a noun.
What is the plural of adult child?
The plural of adult child is adult children.

Words near adult child in the dictionary

  1. adult baby syndrome
  2. adult beverage
  3. adult beverages
  4. adult bookstore
  5. adult bookstores
  6. adult child
  7. adult children
  8. adult contemporary
  9. adult content
  10. adult education
  11. adult film

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