adult son

collocation in English

meaningsofadultandson

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adult
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ʌlt/us
/ˈæd.ʌlt/
grown to full size ...
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son
noun[C]
uk
/sʌn/us
/sʌn/
your ...
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(Definition ofadultandsonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadult son

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In 1979, three had anadultsonliving in the same household.
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She lives with anadultson.
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She may have no control over anadultson.
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Look at the treatment of theadultsonor daughter.
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Under this system, when a farmer who has anadultsondies, that son succeeds him.
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She has been left with anadultsonand lives in a colliery house.
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There is obviously no privacy for theadultsonand daughter.
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One of my constituents who has anadultsonwith learning difficulties recently approached me.
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The letter concerns a family with a youngadultsonwho has serious mental health problems.
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I also have a constituent who tragically lost hisadultsonin the crash.
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If that family were on income support, without theadultsontheir entire rent would be paid by housing benefit.
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He is married and has oneadultson.
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He has anadultsonand a teenage daughter.
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When he died, he was succeeded by hisadultson.
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By making the decision, hisadultsonfades away.
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He has three married children and one singleadultson.
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At my previous surgery a man was desperately concerned about his inability to meet the fees for hisadultsonin a private home.
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The first is the assumption that an adult, unmarried daughter is likely to be dependent on her parents, whereas anadultsonis not.
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Anadultsonliving at home may be assumed to be contributing £39 a week and therefore the housing benefit would be down to £3 a week.
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In a large number of cases the increase granted in respect of the child has been taken from anadultsonor an adult daughter.
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It is always difficult for parents to come to terms with the death of a youngadultsonas the result of a road accident.
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They have anadultsonand daughter, and six grandkids; a second son died of leukemia.
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In regard to theadultson, he may well be dependent on his parents for reasons other than incapacity; for instance, while he is training for a profession.
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