adult

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ADULT

a fully grown person <at the beach, the adults sat under broad umbrellas while the children splashed in the water>

Synonyms grown-up

Related Words middle-ager; ancient, elder, gaffer, graybeard, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

Near Antonyms bairn [chiefly Scottish], child, cub, kid, moppet, tad, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); baby, infant; adolescent, juvenile, minor, youngling, youngster, youth; preteen, preteen-ager, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween

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