Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 5 compound words that contain adults. The most common are listed below. Open adults in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- young adultsplural of young adult: A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
- older adultsplural of older adult: An old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.
- consenting adultsplural of consenting adult: A person over the age of consent who willingly has sex.
- Adults Only
- All adults
- adults in the roomplural of adult in the room: Someone, especially a senior member of staff, who counteracts impulsive or reckless behavior.
- appropriate adultsplural of appropriate adult: An adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.
- Disney adultsplural of Disney adult: An adult who is a devout fan of Disney, often to an extent that may seem excessive to others
- emerging adultsplural of emerging adult: In some conceptions of human life phases, a member of the subset of adults who, although postadolescent (having passed the age of majority), retain some aspects of mental or emotional immaturity.
Compound words 5
- adultswearAlternative form of adultwear: Clothing for adults.
- nonadultsplural of nonadult: not adult
- preadultsplural of preadult: Not yet adult.
- pseudoadultsplural of pseudoadult: A juvenile animal that has some characteristics of an adult
- subadultsplural of subadult: Not yet adult.