- past participle of grow.
grown
Americanadjective
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advanced in growth.
a grown boy.
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arrived at full growth or maturity; adult.
a grown man.
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of grown
First recorded in 1325–75, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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Grown men can be as Machiavellian as 9-year-old girls, but boys haven’t quite learned how.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Grown primarily around the Great Lakes, wild rice has long been a staple in the region, primarily amongst the Indigenous communities in the Midwestern US and Canada.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025
A close-knit Chicago family of meager means and hesitant dreams grapples with their sense of home in the plaintive indie drama “We Grown Now,” from writer-director Minhal Baig.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Their debut, 2012's Dead & Born & Grown, was acoustic and intimate, a time capsule of their teenage years playing pubs around Watford.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024
Grown people did their work, and younger people, until they reached the age of twelve, went to school.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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