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adults

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1. adults

   An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. In human context, the term adult has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a "minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of majority and is therefore regarded as independent, self-sufficient, and responsible. They may also be regarded as a "major". The typical age of attaining legal adulthood is 18, although definition may vary by legal rights, country, and psychological development. Human adulthood encompasses psychological adult development. Definitions of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory; a person may be biologically an adult, and have adult behavior, but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely, one may legally be an adult but possess none of the maturity and responsibility that may define an adult character. In different cultures there are events that relate passing from being a child to becoming an adult or coming of age. This often encompasses the passing a series of tests to demonstrate that a person is prepared for adulthood, or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with demonstrating preparation. Most modern societies determine legal adulthood based on reaching a legally specified age without requiring a demonstration of physical maturity or preparation for adulthood.

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1. adultsnoun

   Plural noun of the word adult.

   The adults were asked to accompany the children on the largest theme park rides.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 3, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adults' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3080

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adults' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2955

How to pronounce adults?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say adults in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adults in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adults in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of adults in a Sentence

1. Merryl Tisch:

   We cannot go back to ignoring the needs of our children. It's time to stop making noise to protect the adults and start speaking up for the students.

2. President Francois Hollande office:

   The results are encouraging. They show a fall in the number of deaths in adults and teenagers. The recovery process is accelerated.

3. Andy Slavitt:

   We have to keep reminding people -- as I try to do and as others try to do -- that just because you've got 100 million people that have had their first vaccination, it also means that you've got 150 million adults that haven't yet, you want people to feel less scared -- that's good -- but you also want people to be cautious and conscientious of the fact that there's a lot of people who aren't vaccinated yet.

4. Kaiser Family Foundation:

   The increase in COVID-19 cases and news of the Delta variant spreading in the U.S. has made some people say they are more likely to wear a mask in public or avoid large gatherings, though this is mainly driven by vaccinated adults, seeing their friends get sick and local hospitals fill up again with COVID patients may speed them along and add to their ranks.

5. Dan Roberts:

   As an instructor for over a decade, I've been around adults that shouldn't be within 10 feet of a slingshot, i have a 10-year-old daughter that's a competitive athlete. It really depends on the kids involved.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adults