Adultism
adult (?), a. (L. adultus, p. p.of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F.
adulte. See Adolescent, Old.) Having arrived at
maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person
or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
adult , n. A person, animal, or plantgrown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.
f In the common law, the term is applied to a person who has
attained full age or legal majority; in the civil law, to males
after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve.
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