Antonyms for adults
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-duhlt, ad-uhlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʌlt, ˈæd ʌlt |
Definition of adults
Origin :- 1850, from adult + -hood.
- noun a mature, fully grown person
- As it is with children, so it is to a large extent with adults.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- The promise of God's grace is given to children as well as to adults.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- They are by nature sinful and need God's grace as well as adults.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Bread had just been rationed out: there were to be 300 grammes for adults and 150 grammes for children.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The sound came, to the adults, as a timely relief from embarrassment.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The second family consists of three adults and three children.
- Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
- The first family consists of three adults and one child under 14.
- Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
- Children are great imitators, and adults are only children grown up.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- Children and adults alike, if they are to grow, must be induced to do.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- Most of the adults had been baptized; I baptized sixteen children.
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
Synonyms for adults
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