English-Spanish translations for adult

• adulto
  Puede matar a miles de adultos sanos en cuestión de horas. It can kill healthy adults in hours.
  Un adulto podría entenderlo, pero un niño no. An adult might understand this, but a child does not.
  Estoy a favor de la educación de adultos. I am in favour of adult education.
• adulta
  Las células madre adultas constituye un avance prometedor, digno de mención. Adult stem cells are a promising development, worthy of mention.
  El trasplante de células madre adultas es un ejemplo que viene al caso. The transplantation of adult stem cells is a case in point.
  Su sufrimiento es mayor a edades adultas. Their suffering is greater in adult life.

Definition of adult

• A fully grown human or animal
• A person who has reached the legal age of majority
• Fully grown
• Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children
• Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography
• Vulgar or profane
• To be or become an #Noun|adult
• To behave like an adult

Examples

• an adult human, animal, or plant
• adult clothes
• an adult movie
• This program contains adult content. Parental discretion is advised.

Related words

• adultery
• unadulterated
• adulteration
• adulthood
• adulterer
• adulterate
• adulteress
• adultish
• adulterated