Plural of adult
regular plural
The plural of adult is adults.
Forms of adult
| Singular | adult /ˈæd.ʌlt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | adults /ˈædʌlts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Adults in a sentence
- Adults may use recasts to suggest corrections to mistakes in children's speech.From the entry recast
- Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.From the entry homosexual
- The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.From the entry chew
- Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.From the entry neoteny
- Some salamanders are both gillless and lungless as adults, relying solely on cutaneous respiration to breathe.From the entry gillless
Meaning of adult
- noun An animal that is full-grown.
- noun A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
- adjective Fully grown.
Questions about the plural of adult
- What is the plural of adult?
- The plural of adult is adults.
- Is adult countable?
- Adult is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adult (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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