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    grown-up

    adjective

    • 1. adult: "Joe is married with two grown-up daughters"

    noun

    • 1. an adult (especially a child's word): "I don't like it when grown-ups get all serious"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grown-upGrown-up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GROWN-UP is not childish or immature : adult. How to use grown-up in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROWN UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    If you say that someone is grown up, you mean that they are an adult or that they behave in a responsible way: He seems very grown up for a ten-year-old. This book is a bit too grown up for you (= you are too young to understand this book ) .

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROWN-UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › grownupGROWNUP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Grownup definition: a mature, fully grown person; adult.. See examples of GROWNUP used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › grown-upGrown-up - definition of grown-up by The Free Dictionary

    Define grown-up. grown-up synonyms, grown-up pronunciation, grown-up translation, English dictionary definition of grown-up. adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: a grown-up discussion. 2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance: a grown-up...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grownupGrownup - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a fully developed person from maturity onward. synonyms: adult. see more. adjective. (of animals) fully developed. synonyms: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown. mature. having reached full natural growth or development.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROWNUP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGROWN-UP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    GROWN-UP definition: 1. an adult, used especially when talking to children: 2. with the physical and mental development…. Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › grownupGrownup - definition of grownup by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. having reached the age of maturity. 2. characteristic of or suitable for adults. [1625–35] grown′-up′ness, n. grown•up. (ˈgroʊnˌʌp) n. a fully grown person; adult. [1805–15] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishgrown-up noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of grown-up noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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