grownup
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grownup
First recorded in 1805–15; noun use of verb phrase grow up
Example Sentences
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Above all, size your positions like a grownup.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Mr. Reiner later recalled that Norman Lear was the first grownup to say he was funny, when he was around 7 or 8.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“Maestro” and “May December” may prove a bit too polarizing, which leaves the gentle love story “Past Lives,” the multifaceted crime drama “Anatomy of a Fall,” and the grownup period piece “The Holdovers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
For a more grownup affair, consider a caramel apple sangria.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
He didn’t do that awful grownup thing where he looked at her parents or siblings to translate what she had said.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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