adult
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Traditional custodial accounts are available at most brokerages and let an adult, usually a parent, manage an account on behalf of a child of any age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Dorset Wildlife Trust introduced an adult pair of beavers into an enclosed site in west Dorset in February 2021, as part of a scientific study.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
She has an adult daughter and a 14-year-old daughter still at home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The average adult produces more than a liter of urine and over 100 grams of poo each day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
“The best thing we can do right now is get to Abuelita Remedios’s house as soon as possible and ask for her help. I think it’s about time we let an adult handle this.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing adult
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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