Meaning & use

grown

adjective·Everyday

Having reached full physical or mental development; adult.

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Their grown children still visit every single Sunday for dinner.

He acted like a grown man despite being only sixteen.

A note on using this word

Grown is often used informally to mean adult, as in a grown woman, emphasizing maturity rather than exact age.

Words with a similar meaning

matureadultfull-grown

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