adultlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of an adult

Similar
adultadultygrown up
Opposite
childlike
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English adult →
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Meanings

adjectiveadultlike (comparative more adultlike, superlative most adultlike)

comparative more adultlike · superlative most adultlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an adult

    I wanted to do something adultlike.

    1988 January 29, S.L. Wisenberg, “Sorority Rush”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: adult, adulty, grown up

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of an adult

Similar
adultadultygrown up
Opposite
childlike
Also see
grown-up

Origin

  1. Latinadolēscō
  2. Latinadultu
  3. Frenchadulte
  4. Englishadult
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishadultlike

From adult + -like.

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APA

adultlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultlike

MLA

“adultlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adultlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultlike.

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