Person of mature age
1mature — [mə toor′, məchoor′, mətyoor′] adj. [ME < L maturus, seasonable, ripe, mature < IE base * ma , good, in good time > L Matuta, goddess of dawn] 1. a) full grown, as plants or animals b) ripe, as fruits c) fully developed, as a person, a… …
2Age of consent — For other uses, see Age of consent (disambiguation). Sex and the law Social issues Age of consent · Antisexualis …
3age — /ayj/, n., v., aged, aging or ageing. n. 1. the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years. 2. a period of human life,… …
4mature — maturely, adv. maturement, n. matureness, n. maturer, n. /meuh toor , tyoor , choor , cherr /, adj., maturer, maturest, v., matured, maturing. adj. 1. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush. 2.… …
5mature# — mature adj Mature, matured, ripe, mellow, adult, grownup are comparable if not often interchangeable because they all bear the same underlying meaning fully developed. Mature, in its basic use as applied to living things, stresses the completion… …
6age — [āj] n. [ME < OFr aage < ML * aetaticum < L aetas, contr. < aevitas, akin to aevum, age, eternity < IE base * aiw > AYE1] 1. the time that a person or a thing has existed since birth or beginning 2. usual or expected life span… …
7age — n: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises the voting age is 18 see also legal age, majority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
8mature student — noun A person who enters higher education later in life than is usual • • • Main Entry: ↑mature * * * mature student UK US noun [countable] [singular mature student plural …
9Age regression fetish — Age regression is a sexual fetish for some individuals. Individuals with this fetish often enjoy mainstream age regression stories, although there are also specific stories that cater to the fetish and even some pornographic films in which an… …
10age — ► NOUN 1) the length of time that a person or thing has existed. 2) a particular stage in someone s life. 3) the latter part of existence; old age. 4) a distinct period of history. 5) a division of geological time that is a subdivision of an… …
