- Adult children? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Adult children" comes from "adult children of alcoholics", but now has broader reference to adults who were abused emotionally, physically or sexually in childhood
- expressions - If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered . . .
If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered "kid"napping? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 11 years, 2 months ago
- What is the word for an adult who is not mature?
What term can be used for an adult, especially a man, who is in his forties and still behaves like a teenager, shunning responsibilities typical of mature people, preferring to enjoy himself?
- possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher . . .
Distinguish your audience in a prepositional phrase "I am an English teacher for adult learners" or "I am an English teacher for adults " If it is important you say teacher, this breaks up the information in a way that makes adults more proximal to teacher than English, and uses for to disambiguate the purpose
- Trying to understand the nuances between ox, steer and bullock
American English: an adult animal of the cattle family, esp a male that has had its sexual organs removed (here "castrated" is qualified with "especially") Further, Wikipedia describes an ox as: An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal or riding animal
- Specific word for grown-up children? [duplicate]
Is there a specific word for adult offspring? If all of your "children" are now in their adulthood, is there a specific word to refer to them?
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- Can Mr, Mrs, etc. be used with a first name?
Sometimes an adult (for example some teachers) will introduce themselves as Mr Ms last name instead, which is also fine and wouldn't usually raise eyebrows It's also not uncommon for adults to use this construction between themselves
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