Main Entry: ¹Ad·am

Pronunciation: \ˈa-dəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ādhām

Date: before 12th century

1 : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel
2 : the unregenerate nature of man —used especially in the phrase the old Adam

— Adam·ic \ə-ˈda-mik\ or Adam·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjective