A-dŭlt'1, a.
a. [Fr. adulte, Lat. adultus, p. p. of adolescere. See ADOLESCENT.] Having arrived at mature years, or to full size and strength; as, an adult person or plant.
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Adult
A-dŭlt’2, n.
n. A person or thing grown to full size and strength; one who has reached the years of manhood. ☞ In the common law, this term is applied to a person of full age; in the civil law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve. Bouvier. Burrill.