adult

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♦♦ adult /'ædʌlt, AM əd'ʌlt/ (adults)
1 [N-COUNT]
An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult...
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
≠ minor
2 [N-COUNT] oft N n
An adult is a fully developed animal.
...a pair of adult birds.
≠ juvenile
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.
I've lived most of my adult life in London.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
If you say that someone is adult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.
We were very adult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
= mature
5 [ADJ]
You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.
...an adult movie.adult edu|ca|tion
[N-UNCOUNT]
Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
Most adult education centres offer computing courses.

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