grown adj
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grown-up — grown ups (The spelling grownup is also used. The syllable up is not stressed when it is a noun.) 1) N COUNT A grown up is an adult; used by or to children. Jan was almost a grown up... Tell children to tell a grown up if they re being bullied.… … English dictionary
grown-up — grown up1 adj 1.) fully developed as an adult ▪ Before you know it, the children will be grown up and leaving home. ▪ I ve got two grown up sons. 2.) behaving in a responsible way, like an adult = ↑mature →↑childish ▪ I expect more grown up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grown-up — grown upness, n. /grohn up /, adj. 1. having reached the age of maturity. 2. characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown up behavior; grown up fiction. [1625 35; adj. use of v. phrase grow up] * * * … Universalium
grown´-up´ness — grown up «GROHN UHP», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. arrived at full growth; adult: »a grown up person. 2. characteristic of or suitable for adults: »grown up manners. –n. an adult: »The boy eats like a grown up. –grown´ up´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
grown-up — adj mature, old enough to know better; adult, of age, at the age of consent, at the age of majority; big, grown, developed, fully developed, fully grown, full grown; (of movies and literature)X rated, pornographic, obscene … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
grown — p.p. of GROW (Cf. grow). Grown up (adj.) mature is from late 14c.; the noun meaning adult person is from 1813 … Etymology dictionary
grown-up — grown′ up′ adj. 1) having reached the age of maturity 2) characteristic of or suitable for adults • Etymology: 1625–35 grown′ up′ness, n … From formal English to slang
grown — [grōn] vi., vt. pp. of GROW adj. 1. having completed its growth; fully developed; mature 2. covered with a specified growth 3. cultivated as specified [home grown] … English World dictionary
grown-up — ♦ adj adult, mature, of age, full grown, fully grown, fully developed, fully fledged ≠ young, immature ♦ n adult, man, woman ≠ child … Useful english dictionary
grown — adj. Grown is used with these nouns: ↑child, ↑man, ↑woman … Collocations dictionary
