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grown-up

[grohn-uhp]

adjective

  1. having reached the age of maturity.

  2. characteristic of or suitable for adults.

    grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.



grown-up

adjective

  1. having reached maturity; adult

  2. suitable for or characteristic of an adult

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an adult

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • grown-upness 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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“Seema got out that great tote and real grown-up lady clothes, and Carrie looks like she’s cosplaying Holly Hobbie.”

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And Tom Felton will return to the stage as a grown-up Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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I feel most for Lively's daughters in all of this, caught in the tumult of grown-up friction.

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As retirement age rises for many people, more grown-up children than ever are providing their parents with the support they need to go on living independently, while also continuing to work full time themselves.

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According to Dr Gray, family relationships can be complex and older people can find the idea of their children as carers upsetting - as can the grown-up children themselves.

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