grown-up
adjective
adult.
"Joe is married with two grown-up daughters"
synonyms: adult, mature, of age, having reached one's majority, fully grown, full-grown, fully developed, fully fledged
noun
an adult (especially a child's word).
"I don't like it when grown-ups get all serious"
synonyms: adult, grown person, grown-up person, mature person, woman, grown woman, mature woman, man, grown man, mature man, lady, gentleman
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Aug 6, 2024 ˇ 1. not childish or immature : adult 2. of, for, or characteristic of adults insisted on wearing grown-up clothes.
an adult, used especially when talking to children: Ask a grown-up to cut the shape out for you.
Grownup definition: a mature, fully grown person; adult.. See examples of GROWNUP used in a sentence.
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult. I have grown-up children ...
a fully developed person from maturity onward.
Aug 6, 2024 ˇ Definition of grown-up as in mature relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity they have yet to find a grown-up way of handling their marital ...
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult. I have grown-up children ...
GROWN–UP meaning: 1 : no longer young fully grown; 2 : suitable for adults.
noun (used especially by and to children) an adult person synonym adult If you're good you can eat with the grown-ups.
adjective ˇ having reached the age of maturity. ˇ characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.
