possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher . . . I am an adults' English teacher suggests that you teach multiple adults On the other hand, these sentences are both awkward Possessives tend to work less well when long phrases are involved In this case, it can become less clear what the possessive is determining: is the subject you teach "adult ('s s') English" or "English"?
Since when did kidnapping come to include adults too? As per this link, the word 'kidnap' originated to denote nabbing away of a child When and how did kidnap come to denote nabbing of adults? Update: Just found a link to a 1650 book that mentions
Word that describes some entertainment as being aimed at adults without . . . 0 Is there a word that refers to any form of entertainment being made for adults specifically to enjoy (rather than aimed at children) that doesn't imply that it's not appropriate for children? Words like 'adult' tend to generally give a connotation of being only for adults, rather than the meaning I want
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
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?
What is the term for young adult male female (aged 18 to 25)? Finally, and probably best in your case, you can use youngster (s) Once more, though, this is a term that is used by older people towards younger ones It is more used for teenagers and young adults than for actual children but it also carries an implication that the person using the term is older than those she is describing
Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children As AndrewGrimm notes, "children" has two very distinct meanings: It can refer to people who are not yet adults, or it can refer to people who are the offspring of a specified person or people It is normal and common to refer to adults as "children" when expressing the relationship Saying that so-and-so are the "children of" someone is another way of saying the "sons and or daughters of" For