Difference between Adult and Grownup

What is the difference between Adult and Grownup?

Adult as a noun is a fully grown human or animal. while Grownup as a noun is an adult.

Adult

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fully grown human or animal. A person who lives outside the parental home. (improper usage) A person whose parents are deceased.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a human or animal, fully grown. Intended for adults rather than children. Of a film, etc, pornographic.

Example sentence: I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders.

Grownup

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.Adult; fully developed; mature.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An adult.

We hope you now know whether to use Adult or Grownup in your sentence.

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