grown

[ grohn ]
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adjective
  1. advanced in growth: a grown boy.

  2. arrived at full growth or maturity; adult: a grown man.

verb
  1. past participle of grow.

Origin of grown

1
First recorded in 1325–75, for the adjective

Other words from grown

  • half-grown, adjective
  • un·grown, adjective

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How to use grown in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for grown

grown

/ (ɡrəʊn) /


adjective
    • developed or advanced: fully grown

    • (in combination): half-grown

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