Adult
A`dult´
| a. | 1. | Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; |
| n. | 1. | A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity. |
| Noun | 1. |  adult - a fully developed person from maturity onwardSynonyms: grownup Antonyms: juvenile, juvenile person - a youthful person |
| 2. | adult - any mature animal | |
| Adj. | 1. | adult - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" |
ADULT, in the civil law. An infant who, if a boy, has attained his full age of fourteen years, and if a girl, her full age of twelve. Domat, Liv. Prel. t. 2, s. 2, n. 8. In the common law an adult is considered one of full age. 1 Swanst. R. 553.
aged, big, full-blown, full-fledged, grown, grown up, grown-up, marriable, marriageable, mature, matured, maturescent, nubile, of age, of marriageable age, old, ripe, ripened