grownup

[grohn-uhp]

noun

1. a mature, fully grown person; adult.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grownup¹

First recorded in 1805–15; noun use of verb phrase grow up

Example Sentences

Films for grownups still exist, but they have a hard time making noise over the sound and fury of the stuff that ends up on eight screens at your local multiplex.

From Los Angeles Times

And they think, well, what other lies are the grownups telling me?”

From Salon

Immediately, comments from parents — and also from grownups who have the condition — began to stream in.

From Los Angeles Times

A deal to let grownups on the RHS "no adults allowed" garden, which is not being judged, was secured after what was described as "tough negotiating" by the society's director general Clare Matterson.

From BBC

“Everybody loved him, all the kids, all the grownups,” she said.

From Seattle Times