volwassene

Definitions of volwassene
  1. noun
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    synonyms: meerderjarige
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    antonyms:
    jeugdboek, kinderboek
    a young person, not fully developed
    examples:
    Adam
    (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
    Eva
    (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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    conservatief, conservatieveling
    a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
    laatstejaars, ouderling, oudste, senior
    a person who is older than you are
    gastheer, gastvrouw, hospes, parasietendrager
    a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
    big boss, big shot, bobo, bons, bonze, hotemetoot, hotemetotem, kanon, kopstuk, prominent, topman, vip, voorman
    a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
    liberaal
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
    liberaal
    a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    militarist
    a person who advocates war or warlike policies
    A.O.W.'er, AOW'er, aow-er, bejaarde, knar, oudere, ouderen, oudje, zestig-plusser, zestigplusser
    an elderly person
    antimilitarist, pacifist, peacenik
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
    patriciër
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
    beroepskracht, professional
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
    achterblijfster, achterblijvende, achterblijvenden, achterblijver, huismus, thuisblijver
    a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
    flegmaticus, ijskonijn, stoïcijn
    someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
    stamboekdier
    a well-bred person
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    blanke, bleekgezicht
    a man who is White
    blanke, bleekgezicht
    a woman who is White
    pin, slang, tang
    a large strong and aggressive woman
    bagage, brutaaltje, passagiersgoed
    a worthless or immoral woman
    bei
    (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
    big boss, big shot, bobo, bondsbons, bons, bonze, hotemetoot, hotemetotem, kanon, kopstuk, prominent, topman, vip, voorman
    an important influential person
    boerenjongen, boerenjongens, herdersjongen
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    bruidsmeisje
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    kapitalist, plutocraat
    a conservative advocate of capitalism
    arrivist, carrièrejager, carrièremaker, promotiejager, streber
    a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
    kat, katje, kattekop, kattenkop, spin, spinnekop, spinnenkop
    a spiteful woman gossip
    honderdjarige
    someone who is at least 100 years old
    Assepoester, assepoes, stiefkind
    a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
    colossus, kolos, kolossus
    a person of exceptional importance and reputation
    femme fatale, vamp
    a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    kosmopoliet, wereldburger
    a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
    vakman, vakvrouw
    a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
    beoordelaar, censor, criticus, recensent
    a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
    bordeelhouder, bordeelhoudster, hoerenwaard, juf, kamermeisje, lady
    a woman of refinement
    drooghekje, knokkelkoorts, kotterjacht, sjeik, stadsmens
    a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
    debutant, debutante
    a young woman making her debut into society
    ex
    a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
    fossiel
    someone whose style is out of fashion
    fossiel
    an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
    duif, vredesactivist
    someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
    opvoeder, opvoedkundige, pedagoog
    someone who educates young people
    femme fatale, lokker, lokvogel, vamp, verleider, verlokker
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    castraat, castraatzanger, eunuch, gesnedene, haremwachter, kamerling
    a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
    excellentie
    a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
    geisha
    a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
    gentleman, heer, ridder
    a man of refinement
    chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, jongedame, jongejuffrouw, juf, meid, meisje, meiske, misslag, mop, moppie, natel, niese, troel
    a young woman
    dienstmeisje, hit
    a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
    kennisje, meisje
    a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
    kennisje
    any female friend
    goudzoeker
    a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
    stormlijn
    an informal term for a youth or man
    plakbord, raapbord
    an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
    animeermeisje
    a woman host
    weesvader
    a man in charge of children in an institution
    bonk
    a well-built sexually attractive man
    ex
    a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
    pantserschip
    a man of great strength or bravery
    Izebel, Jezabel
    a shameless impudent scheming woman
    big boss, big shot, bobo, bondsbons, bons, bonze, hotemetoot, hotemetotem, kanon, kopstuk, prominent, topman, vip, voorman
    the most important person in a group or undertaking
    dame, lady
    a polite name for any woman
    advocaat, advocate, jurist, meester, pleiter, proc., procuratiehouder, procureur, raadsman, rechtsgeleerde, rechtskundige, verdediger, voorspraak, wetgeleerde
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    bibliothecaris
    a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
    adonis
    any handsome young man
    matrone
    a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
    bijvrouw, bijzit, concubine, maintenee
    an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
    broeder, verpleegkundige, verpleegster, verpleger, ziekenbroeder, ziekenverpleger, ziekenzuster, zuster
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    negentiger
    someone whose age is in the nineties
    nimf
    a voluptuously beautiful young woman
    tachtiger
    someone whose age is in the eighties
    grijsaard
    a man who is very old
    bankhouder, lommerdhouder, pandjesbaas
    a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
    beoefenaar
    someone who practices a learned profession
    reactionair
    an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
    buitenspeler, rechtsbuiten, rechtsvoor, vleugelspeler
    a member of a right wing political party
    zeventiger
    someone whose age is in the seventies
    zestiger
    someone whose age is in the sixties
    sir
    term of address for a man
    beauty, bout, honnepon, honneponnie, knock-out, minnares, moot, opkoper, schone, schoonheid, seksbom, uitdrager
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    bink, haan, haantje, he-man, macho, mannetjesputter
    a man who is virile and sexually active
    luchtgeest
    a slender graceful young woman
    dignitaris, haute volée, haute-volée, hoge, hoogwaardigheidsbekleder, notabele, notabelen, waardigheidsbekleder
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
    hoerenjong, wed., weduwe, weduwvrouw
    a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
    weduwnaar
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
    echtgenote, eega, gade, gemalin, moeders, vrouw, wijf
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    dignitaris, haute volée, haute-volée, hoogwaardigheidsbekleder, notabele, notabelen, waardigheidsbekleder
    an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
    jhr., jongeheer, jongeling, jongeman, jongmens
    a teenager or a young adult male
    carrièrejager, carrièremaker, promotiejager, yup, yuppie
    a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
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