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Descriptor English: Adult Children
Descriptor Spanish: Hijos Adultos
Descriptor descendencia adulta
Entry term(s) niños adultos
niños mayores
Scope note: Niños que han alcanzado la madurez o la mayoría de edad legal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Filhos Adultos
Descriptor French: Enfants majeurs
Entry term(s): Adult Daughter
Adult Daughters
Adult Offspring
Adult Son
Adult Sons
Children, Adult
Daughter, Adult
Daughters, Adult
Offspring, Adult
Son, Adult
Sons, Adult
Tree number(s): F01.829.263.065
I01.880.853.150.281
M01.055
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032721
Scope note: Children who have reached maturity or the legal age of majority.
Annotation: HUMAN only; use only when the subject of discussion, not as a checktag
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
EH ethnology
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Family (1974-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see FAMILY 2002
History Note: 2003; use FAMILY 2002
DeCS ID: 37616
Unique ID: D032721
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2014/06/16
Adult Children - Preferred
Concept UI M0389266
Scope note Children who have reached maturity or the legal age of majority.
Preferred term Adult Children
Entry term(s) Adult Daughter
Adult Daughters
Adult Offspring
Adult Son
Adult Sons
Children, Adult
Daughter, Adult
Daughters, Adult
Offspring, Adult
Son, Adult
Sons, Adult



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