grown-up
Americanadjective
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having reached the age of maturity.
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characteristic of or suitable for adults.
grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.
adjective
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having reached maturity; adult
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suitable for or characteristic of an adult
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of grown-up
First recorded in 1625–35; adj. use of verb phrase grow up
Example Sentences
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Grown up and living in Los Angeles, California, Boyce often visited schools and talked about the Clinton 12.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2019
Grown up, the Phils particularly resented Sawyer's dictum against wives at spring training, his strict curfews.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grown up, their look is zoot-suit city: double-breasted and pin-stripe for the gents, shoulder pads and scarlet lipstick for the lady.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grown up a beauty, too, and with the manners of a lady.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
Grown up, in good truth, and a very prosperous-looking young man was Emilio.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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