Hypernyms for "adult"
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adult female
adult male
brachycephalic
caregiver
case
catch
centrist
character
conservative
conservativist
disarmer
dolichocephalic
eccentric
elder
ex-spouse
golden ager
homebody
host
important person
influential person
Jack of all trades
liberal
liberalist
man
man of the world
match
middle of the roader
militarist
moderate
moderationist
old person
oldster
pacificist
pacifist
patrician
personage
pledgee
pledger
professional
professional person
progressive
senior
senior citizen
sobersides
sophisticate
stay-at-home
stoic
thoroughbred
type
unemotional person
warmonger
woman
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.