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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
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?
Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children "adult children" is sometimes used in contexts where age is important, such as a form requiring someone to list all children under 18 and all adult children living with them And someone might use it to emphasise that their children have left home or aren't dependent on them But you wouldn't introduce someone as "my adult child ren"
Is post-hyphenation necessary in I am a child and adult psychologist. . . ? 4 Based on usage, hyphenation doesn't seem necessary According to Google, "a child and adult psychologist" seems to be the most idiomatic expression referring to a psychologist specializing in both "child psychology" and "adult psychology" Your own suggestion and other suggestions in previous answers are simply not as idiomatic among
Word meaning project adult characteristics onto children? I'm looking for a word that is similar to anthropomorphize but that means projecting adult characteristics onto children I have a pre-verbal child and it is very easy to make up reasons for her be