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adults

UK/ˈædʌlts/US/əˈdʌlts/

adults is the plural of adult.

adults is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adult.

Meaning of adult

Noun

adult (plural adults)

  1. An animal that is full-grown.
    • The young not only differs from the adult by the presence of its gills, but its feet are only developed by degrees, and in several genera there are also a deciduous beak and tail, and intestines of a different form1840, Georges Cuvier, Edward Blyth, Robert Mudie, George Johnston, J.O. Westwood, “The fourth order of reptiles—The batrachians”, in Cuvier's Animal Kingdom, page 286
    Synonyms:
    grown up
  2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

See all 12 meanings of adult

Phrases with adults

Questions about adults

What is adults the plural of?
Adults is the plural of adult.
How do you pronounce adults?
Adults is pronounced /ˈædʌlts/ (UK).

Words near adults in the dictionary

  1. adultophilia
  2. adultophilic
  3. adultress
  4. adultresses
  5. adultry
  6. adults
  7. adults in the room
  8. adultship
  9. adultspeak
  10. adultswear
  11. adultwear

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