pāhake
1. (verb) to mature, grow up, become adult.
Ia tau, ia tau, ka pāhake haere tōna tinana (TWK 48:4). / Each year its body matured.
Synonyms: whatutoto, whakapakeke, pakeke, taipakeke, tūpakeke, pakari, taikaumātua, koeke
2. (modifier) older, adult.
He maha ngā wāhine pāhake o Ākarana e mōhio ana ki taua wahine (TJ 27/9/1898:5). / Many older women of Auckland know that woman.
3. (modifier) senior.
I te tau 1849 ko Hoani Ropata pāhake, arā matua o tēnei Hoani Ropata, i riro i a ia te tiamupiana o te ao (TJ 11/5/1899:16). / In 1849 John Roberts Senior, that is the father of this John Roberts, gained the world championship title.
4. (noun) adult.
Kotahi pūnu nui o te rongoā mō ngā pāhake i ngā wā e maremare ana (TJ 24/5/1900:8). / One tablespoon of medicine for adults at the times when they are coughing.
5. (noun) elderly person.
I nekehia a Te Whiti rātou ko ngā tamariki me ngā pāhake ki Rātāpihipihi whakaruru ai (TTR 1994:172). / Te Whiti and the children along with the elderly were moved to Rātāpihipihi for safety.
