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possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher . . . Use a noun adjunct "I am an adult English teacher " It still has ambiguity, namely whether you are an adult who teaches English or whether you teach English to adults, but my top Google search results turn up job ads for the latter That collocation avoids the possessive entirely Verb the noun
meaning - Are adult and adulterate cognates? - English Language . . . 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?
Is there a word to describe mature or adult plants? Adult and mature aren't commonly used for plants EDIT upon comment: I did a bit of research after FumbleFingers' comment and I found that you can use mature for trees I'd still use full-grown, but it isn't the only option you have
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" –
Specific word for grown-up children? [duplicate] There is a group the ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) whose website is adultchildren org So, this is definitely a common usage – David M Commented Mar 4, 2014 at 21:57