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grown-up

[ grohn-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having reached the age of maturity.
characteristic of or suitable for adults:
grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.

grown-up

adjective

having reached maturity; adult
suitable for or characteristic of an adult

noun

an adult

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Other Word Forms

��Ƿɲ�-�ܱ�n�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grown-up¹

First recorded in 1625–35; adj. use of verb phrase grow up

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Hence, grown-up Chris is a nomadic misfit with two talents: sharpshooting and solving quadratic equations.

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The film has grown-up sex appeal.

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In tandem, my sole purpose became building a closet that felt like it was meant for a grown-up — who this grown-up was, I had zero idea, but she was at a point in her life when she yearned to feel the heft of designer fabrics.

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Maybe the most grown-up thing of all is acceptance.

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Parents who started fostering after their grown-up children left home encouraged others to "just go for it".

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grownup grow on

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