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adjective
- 1. adult: "Joe has two grown-up children"
noun
- 1. (especially in children's use) an adult: "I don't like it when grown-ups get all serious"
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The meaning of GROWN-UP is not childish or immature : adult. How to use grown-up in a sentence.
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 ) .
Grownup definition: a mature, fully grown person; adult.. See examples of GROWNUP used in a sentence.
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
GROWN-UP meaning: 1. an adult, used especially when talking to children: 2. with the physical and mental development…. Learn more.
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
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.
Definition of grown-up adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
grown-up meaning, definition, what is grown-up: fully developed as an adult: Learn more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. That is an adult. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of, for, or like an adult. Webster's New World. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance. A grown-up attitude toward work. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: ripe. mature. grown. full-grown. full-fledged. adult. full-blown
