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1. adult
noun. ['əˈdʌlt, ˈædəlt'] any mature animal.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- adulte (French)
- adultus (Latin)
Rhymes with Adult
- anhalt
- aronhalt
- awalt
- daywalt
- dewalt
- ewalt
- fornwalt
- gotwalt
- greenwalt
- oswalt
- outcalt
- starwalt
- stechschulte
- steigerwalt
- stierwalt
- stirewalt
- tumult
- tybalt
- zumwalt
How do you pronounce adult?
Pronounce adult as ˈædəlt.
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Sentences with adult
1. Noun, singular or mass
Be there as a neutral adult who listens to the child no matter what he wants to talk about.
2. Adjective
Creches are observed by adult members of the herd.
Quotes about adult
1. I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.
- Regina Brett
2. I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.
- Regina Brett
3. I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they gave me so many choices in my life as an adult. Because of what they did then, I get to do the work I love now.
- Amy Chua
2. adult-onset_diabetes
noun. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin.
Synonyms
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- type II diabetes
- adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- NIDDM
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes
- DM
- mature-onset diabetes
3. adult-onset_diabetes_mellitus
noun. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin.
Synonyms
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- type II diabetes
- NIDDM
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes
- diabetes mellitus
- maturity-onset diabetes
- DM
- adult-onset diabetes
- mature-onset diabetes
4. adult
noun. ['əˈdʌlt, ˈædəlt'] a fully developed person from maturity onward.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- conservative
- patrician
- grownup
- dolichocephalic
- important person
- pacificist
- moderate
- adult male
- unemotional person
- senior
- pledgee
- senior citizen
- thoroughbred
- moderationist
- old person
- centrist
- match
- sobersides
- professional
- type
- caregiver
- middle of the roader
- stoic
- liberal
- progressive
- militarist
- individual
- case
- pacifist
- eccentric
- host
- mortal
- stay-at-home
- adult female
- man
- person
- conservativist
- adult body
- homebody
- pledger
- sophisticate
- woman
- ex-spouse
- professional person
- personage
- brachycephalic
- influential person
- oldster
- disarmer
- golden ager
- catch
- character
- man of the world
- liberalist
- Jack of all trades
- warmonger
- somebody
Antonyms
Etymology
- adulte (French)
- adultus (Latin)
5. adult
adjective. ['əˈdʌlt, ˈædəlt'] (of animals) fully developed.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- adulte (French)
- adultus (Latin)