adult
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The meaning (definition) of the word adult
a grown-up person, not a child
The word adult used in a sentence
“An adult must hold my hand to cross the road.”
Words that mean the same as adult (synonyms)
grown-up
Words that mean the opposite of adult (antonyms)
childbaby
How the word adult is said around the world
| French | adulte (ah-DEWLT) |
| Spanish | adulto (ah-DOOL-toh) |
| Mandarin | 大人 (dah run) |
| Hindi | बड़ा व्यक्ति (ba-RAH VYUK-tee) |
| Arabic | شَخْصٌ بالِغ (SHAKH-sun BAH-ligh) |
| Russian | взрослый (VZROHS-liy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | adulto (uh-DOOL-too) |
| Portuguese (BR) | adulto (ah-DOOL-too) |
| Japanese | おとな (oh-TOH-nah) |
| German | Erwachsener (ehr-VAHK-suh-nur) |
| Urdu | بڑا (ba-RAH) |
| Punjabi | ਵੱਡਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (VUD-dah vee-UK-tee) |
| Korean | 어른 (UH-ruhn) |
| Hebrew | מְבֻגָּר (meh-voo-GAHR) |
| Greek | ενήλικας (eh-NEE-lee-kahs) |
| Dutch | volwassene (vol-WAH-suh-nuh) |
| Tagalog | nakatatanda (nah-kah-tah-TAN-dah) |
| Vietnamese | người lớn (nguuy LUHN) |
| Turkish | yetişkin (yeh-teesh-KEEN) |
| Persian | بزرگسال (bo-zorg-SAAL) |
| Polish | dorosły (doh-ROHS-wih) |
| Ukrainian | дорослий (doh-ROHS-liy) |
| Bengali | বড় মানুষ (BAW-roh MAH-noosh) |
| Swedish | vuxen (VUUK-sen) |
| Italian | adulto (ah-DOOL-toh) |
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