1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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Ted meets Jane At the peak of his career, Ted Turner — twice divorced with five grown children — began dating actress Jane Fonda in 1989.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
My grandmother, now in her early 80s, was a grown woman by the time Freedom Summer came to her hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi, and was a mother by the time of the Voting Rights Act.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
And no, this isn’t to say grandmas and moms of grown kids don’t deserve to be celebrated.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Our two grown children are on the spectrum.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
My grandmother, now in her early 80s, was a grown woman by the time Freedom Summer came to her hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi, and was a mother by the time of the Voting Rights Act.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
And no, this isn’t to say grandmas and moms of grown kids don’t deserve to be celebrated.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Our two grown children are on the spectrum.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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