Adult and Elderly

Adult

Adult adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.

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Elderly and adult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elderly" instead an adjective "Adult".

Elderly adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Usage example: elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest

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Adult and elderly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adult" instead an adjective "Elderly".

Nearby Word: elder

Many books by Russian author Vladislav Krapivin feature this trope, with friendships between a child and a young adult, or a young adult and an elderly character.

Source: Intergenerational Friendship
Then many years later he reappears as an adult to an elderly Pan and his descendent Goku Jr.

Source: Gainax Ending
Tears of Joy: Edyn at the end of Son of The Underneath Teens Are Short: Pretty much everyone who isn't an adult, though children and a few of the really elderly are shorter.

Source: Western Animation / Magi-Nation

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