adult :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. any mature animal

n. a fully developed person from maturity onward

adj. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

n. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

n. an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

n. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

adj. bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"

adj. capable of bearing fruit

adj. fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose"

adj. of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages"

adj. of girls or women who are eligible to marry

adj. being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

adj. past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"

n. a youthful person

n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

n. a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"

n. a young person (especially a young man or boy)

adj. not yet mature