subadult

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adjective

Not yet adult.

OriginEnglish adult ← French adulte ← Latin adultu →
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Meanings

adjectivesubadult (comparative more subadult, superlative most subadult)

comparative more subadult · superlative most subadult · alternative sub-adult

  1. Not yet adult.
  2. biologyFinal instar before reaching sexual maturity.
nounsubadult (plural subadults)

plural subadults · alternative sub-adult

  1. A person who, or animal that, is not yet an adult.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latinadolēscō
  5. Latinadultu
  6. Frenchadulte
  7. Englishadult
  8. Englishsubadult

From sub- + adult.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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