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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My brother’s grown child is transitioning from female to male and is now called Gary.
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
His persona was a paragon of the hale straight American white guy spotted in droves from Puget Sound to Indianapolis and on down into the panhandle of Florida, with a wife, two grown kids, and two mortgages, probably a Republican but open to persuasion.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Empty nesters with grown kids might want to focus on estate planning or prepaying funeral costs.
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The attack was home grown — too close to home for Mullen.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
His persona was a paragon of the hale straight American white guy spotted in droves from Puget Sound to Indianapolis and on down into the panhandle of Florida, with a wife, two grown kids, and two mortgages, probably a Republican but open to persuasion.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Empty nesters with grown kids might want to focus on estate planning or prepaying funeral costs.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
The attack was home grown — too close to home for Mullen.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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