Adult
//ˈæd.ʌlt//
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The word "adult" can be used as adjective, noun, verb and adjective.
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act like child dress herself dress himself drink beer drive car drive train explain rules to child feed and take care of itself gift knowledge to child hand toy to child help child keep property lead child by hand learn to mend ways marry read to child remember childhood settle childrens argument sign contract sign form sleep for average of hours use lawn mower wait to go to bathroom work
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Disney adult adult actress adult album alternative adult alternative adult baby adult baby syndrome adult beverage adult bookstore adult contemporary adult content adult education adult film adult learner adult movie adult protection adult relations adult respiratory distress syndrome adult shop adult star adult survivor adult third culture kid adult-onset diabetes adult-oriented rock adultcentrism adultescent adulticide adultification adultify adultish adultism adultivity adultization adultize adultlike adultly adultness adultocentric adultoid adultophile adultship adultspeak adultwear adulty appropriate adult consenting adult emerging adult hot adult contemporary hyperadult kidult new adult nonadult older adult preadult pseudoadult subadult unadult young adult
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