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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
adult
/əˈdʌlt/
noun1 of 2
person or animal that is fully grown
- “The adult tooth underneath pushed out the loose baby tooth.”Tatoeba
- “It's time for you to start acting like an adult.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Fully grown.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)