adult childn.

Brit.

/ˌadʌlt ˈtʃʌɪld/, U.S.

/əˌdəlt ˈtʃaɪld/,

/ˌæˌdəlt ˈtʃaɪld/

Inflections: Plural adult children.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: adult adj., child n.

Etymology: < adult adj. + child n.

a. Originally in religious or legal use: a son or daughter who has reached the age of discretion or majority. Subsequently: a son or daughter who has reached adulthood.

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1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 294 Any thing thats clearly conclusive against the being of belief in Christ in believers infants..so much as the adult children of unbelievers.

1741 E. Turrell Mem. J. Turrell 170 Might all the pious Parents of this Flock have the like and greater Consolation in the Burial of their adult Children, if God call them to such a Sorrow!

1790 Lawyer's & Magistrate's Mag. Dec. 275 Even in the case of an adult child, it [sc. a payment] is not good.

1876 Jrnl. Inst. Actuaries 20 68 After his death the company may pay the amount of such policy to his widow or any adult child of his.

1899 Pacific Reporter 58 121/1 An adult child who has left home.

1970 B. G. Simos in Gerontologist 10 137/1 Social problems of the aged parent were..a source of considerable distress and threat to the adult children.

1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. 34/1 The Brooklyn district attorney decided not to press charges against three adult children who had turned off their father's respirator, on the grounds that he was already brain dead.

2010 S. A. Berson Lawyer's Retirement Planning Guide iii. ix. 181 When allowing an adult child to move home for more than a couple of months, the consensus among financial and psychological experts is that ground rules must be established.

b. Psychology (originally and chiefly U.S.). An adult who grew up in a dysfunctional family, esp. in the care of a parent or guardian with an addiction (frequently alcoholism).Originally a contextual use of sense 1a.

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1980 Alcoholism Nov. 54/3 (advt.) Needed—Adult children of alcoholics (those who grew up in alcoholic homes) 28 and older to fill out questionnaires.

1983 Washington Post 6 June b5/3 ‘The majority of the people,’ says Ann Robertson of the Alcohol Recovery Service,..‘were just beginning to identify they were adult children.’

1985 C. Bepko Responsibility Trap 225 Many typically alcoholic defenses such as rationalization, intellectualization, or denial are typical of the adult child.

1991 F. Buechner Telling Secrets iii. 98 It was in Florida too that I started going to see another therapist who was herself an adult child.

2008 Publishers Weekly (Nexis) 10 Mar. 70 Helpful exercises for adult children to begin to heal from emotional wounds inflicted by their parents.

2. An adult who retains the qualities or characteristics typical of children; esp. one who is not fully developed emotionally or socially.

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the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > immature adult

adult child1869

Peter Pan1914

ungrown-up1946

1869 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 7 p. ccx Physically, mentally and morally, woman is a kind of adult child.

1930 E. J. Swift Psychol. Childhood xvi. 281 The psychoneurotic is an adult child. He has not developed emotionally.

1955 ‘A. Aldrich’ We walk Alone ii. 30 Whether she is a perpetual tomboy,..or whether she is a charming and very feminine ‘adult child’, she is an immature and abnormal woman.

2002 Canberra Times (Nexis) 5 Aug. a9 Will developing from a cynical, immature, directionless adult child to a proper grown-up.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adult child
释义	adult childn. Brit. /ˌadʌlt ˈtʃʌɪld/, U.S. /əˌdəlt ˈtʃaɪld/, /ˌæˌdəlt ˈtʃaɪld/ Inflections: Plural adult children. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: adult adj., child n. Etymology: < adult adj. + child n. 1. a. Originally in religious or legal use: a son or daughter who has reached the age of discretion or majority. Subsequently: a son or daughter who has reached adulthood. ΚΠ 1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 294 Any thing thats clearly conclusive against the being of belief in Christ in believers infants..so much as the adult children of unbelievers. 1741 E. Turrell Mem. J. Turrell 170 Might all the pious Parents of this Flock have the like and greater Consolation in the Burial of their adult Children, if God call them to such a Sorrow! 1790 Lawyer's & Magistrate's Mag. Dec. 275 Even in the case of an adult child, it [sc. a payment] is not good. 1876 Jrnl. Inst. Actuaries 20 68 After his death the company may pay the amount of such policy to his widow or any adult child of his. 1899 Pacific Reporter 58 121/1 An adult child who has left home. 1970 B. G. Simos in Gerontologist 10 137/1 Social problems of the aged parent were..a source of considerable distress and threat to the adult children. 1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. 34/1 The Brooklyn district attorney decided not to press charges against three adult children who had turned off their father's respirator, on the grounds that he was already brain dead. 2010 S. A. Berson Lawyer's Retirement Planning Guide iii. ix. 181 When allowing an adult child to move home for more than a couple of months, the consensus among financial and psychological experts is that ground rules must be established. b. Psychology (originally and chiefly U.S.). An adult who grew up in a dysfunctional family, esp. in the care of a parent or guardian with an addiction (frequently alcoholism).Originally a contextual use of sense 1a. ΚΠ 1980 Alcoholism Nov. 54/3 (advt.) Needed—Adult children of alcoholics (those who grew up in alcoholic homes) 28 and older to fill out questionnaires. 1983 Washington Post 6 June b5/3 ‘The majority of the people,’ says Ann Robertson of the Alcohol Recovery Service,..‘were just beginning to identify they were adult children.’ 1985 C. Bepko Responsibility Trap 225 Many typically alcoholic defenses such as rationalization, intellectualization, or denial are typical of the adult child. 1991 F. Buechner Telling Secrets iii. 98 It was in Florida too that I started going to see another therapist who was herself an adult child. 2008 Publishers Weekly (Nexis) 10 Mar. 70 Helpful exercises for adult children to begin to heal from emotional wounds inflicted by their parents. 2. An adult who retains the qualities or characteristics typical of children; esp. one who is not fully developed emotionally or socially. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > immature adult adult child1869 Peter Pan1914 ungrown-up1946 1869 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 7 p. ccx Physically, mentally and morally, woman is a kind of adult child. 1930 E. J. Swift Psychol. Childhood xvi. 281 The psychoneurotic is an adult child. He has not developed emotionally. 1955 ‘A. Aldrich’ We walk Alone ii. 30 Whether she is a perpetual tomboy,..or whether she is a charming and very feminine ‘adult child’, she is an immature and abnormal woman. 2002 Canberra Times (Nexis) 5 Aug. a9 Will developing from a cynical, immature, directionless adult child to a proper grown-up. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1653
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