- 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
Grown men going to places that they may have never been allowed to experience or be, especially Black and brown men in particular.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Grown from a Fuji seed at the request of my then-8-year-old daughter, it must have been crossed with a crabapple;
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
“Shame on you. Grown woman like you asking me that.”
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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