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adult


To express this sign you can use a version of the sign "grow up." What you do is you move the sign very quickly to the last part of the sign.  And then you hold it for a very small amount of time longer than you do the sign "grow-up."
RAISED/GROW-up/ADULT:



Here is another variation of ADULT.
You can use one of the versions for the sign for "tall."  Hold a bent hand by your forehead and then move it up and out a bit.




Here is another version of adult.
Some people say this is "signed English" but I notice that many d/Deaf people use it.

ADULT: 

Note:  If you replace the "A" with a "T" it means "teenager." 
Some people feel that you should sign teenager by signing "young."


 



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