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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to [[grow]] up, from ad- + -olescere (from alescere to grow) | | Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to [[grow]] up, from ad- + -olescere (from alescere to grow) |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1531] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1531] |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| 2 : of, relating to, [[intended]] for, or befitting adults <an adult approach to a problem> | | 2 : of, relating to, [[intended]] for, or befitting adults <an adult approach to a problem> |
| 3 : dealing in or with explicitly [[sexual]] material <adult bookstores> <adult movies> | | 3 : dealing in or with explicitly [[sexual]] material <adult bookstores> <adult movies> |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the related topic of '''Maturity''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Maturity '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| The term '''adult''' has at least three distinct [[meanings]]. It can indicate a [[biologically]] grown or [[mature]] [[person]]. It may also mean a plant, [[animal]], or [[person]] who has reached full [[growth]] or alternatively is capable of reproduction, or the classification [[legal]] adult, generally determined as a [[person]] who has attained the legally fixed age of majority; as opposed to a minor. | | The term '''adult''' has at least three distinct [[meanings]]. It can indicate a [[biologically]] grown or [[mature]] [[person]]. It may also mean a plant, [[animal]], or [[person]] who has reached full [[growth]] or alternatively is capable of reproduction, or the classification [[legal]] adult, generally determined as a [[person]] who has attained the legally fixed age of majority; as opposed to a minor. |
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| Adulthood can be defined in [[biology]], [[psychological]] adult [[development]], [[law]], [[personal]] [[character]], or [[social status]]. These [[different]] aspects of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory. A person may be biologically an adult, and have adult [[behavior]] but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely one may legally be an adult but possess none of the [[maturity]] and [[responsibility]] that define adult [[character]]. | | Adulthood can be defined in [[biology]], [[psychological]] adult [[development]], [[law]], [[personal]] [[character]], or [[social status]]. These [[different]] aspects of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory. A person may be biologically an adult, and have adult [[behavior]] but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely one may legally be an adult but possess none of the [[maturity]] and [[responsibility]] that define adult [[character]]. |
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− | Coming of age is an [[event]]; passing a [[series]] of tests to [[demonstrate]] the child is [[prepared]] for adulthood; or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with demonstrating preparation. Most modern [[societies]] [[determine]] legal adulthood based on reaching a legally-specified age without requiring a demonstration of [[physical]] [[maturity]] or [[preparation]] for adulthood.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adulthood] | + | Coming of age is an [[event]]; passing a [[series]] of tests to [[demonstrate]] the child is [[prepared]] for adulthood; or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with demonstrating preparation. Most modern [[societies]] [[determine]] legal adulthood based on reaching a legally-specified age without requiring a demonstration of [[physical]] [[maturity]] or [[preparation]] for adulthood.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adulthood] |
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| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |
| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |