- expressions - If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered . . .
If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered "kid"napping? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 11 years, 2 months ago
- Was man a gender-neutral word in common usage at some point?
Etymonline comments: Specific sense of "adult male of the human race" (distinguished from a woman or boy) is by late Old English (c 1000); implying that "man" was used in a purely non-gendered way before then
- What is the word for an adult who is not mature?
What term can be used for an adult, especially a man, who is in his forties and still behaves like a teenager, shunning responsibilities typical of mature people, preferring to enjoy himself?
- Specific word for grown-up children? [duplicate]
Is there a specific word for adult offspring? If all of your "children" are now in their adulthood, is there a specific word to refer to them?
- What do you call a person who uses vulgar words too often?
Is there a word which has this definition: usage of vulgar or abusive words too often especially while chatting or talking to someone or while giving a speech What do you call a person who uses
- meaning - Are adult and adulterate cognates? - English Language . . .
16 The word adult appear to have derived from the Latin term adultus, meaning grown up, mature, adult, ripe Adulterate (and its cognate adultery) is reported to derive from the Latin adulterare - to falsify, corrupt Are the meanings and derivation of adult and adulterate, directly related, or is this just a coincidence of spelling?
- Adult children? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Adult children" comes from "adult children of alcoholics", but now has broader reference to adults who were abused emotionally, physically or sexually in childhood
- Trying to understand the nuances between ox, steer and bullock
American English: an adult animal of the cattle family, esp a male that has had its sexual organs removed (here "castrated" is qualified with "especially") Further, Wikipedia describes an ox as: An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal or riding animal
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