A*dult" , n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size
and strength; one who has
reached maturity.
&fist; In the
common law, the term is
applied to a person who has attained full age or legal
majority; in the civil law, to males after the age
of fourteen, and to females after twelve.
A*dult" (&?;), a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.]
Having arrived
at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
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