as in adult
a fully grown person
once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving
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as in grown
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grown-up
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
Lesson: Dirty towels, a mattress on the floor, holes in comforters and sheets that do double duty as curtains should not be part of a grown-up’s look.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Stanley Cup is looking a little more grown-up these days.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
The game features a whole host of characters from Disney and Pixar media, but the storyline is surprisingly grown-up and touching.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
As the boy who gets his wish to be big, Hanks gives a glorious, hilarious, and sweet performance as a 12-year-old in a grown-up’s body.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Nothing wrong with a plain case, but within the gloom and stress of the year not everything needs to be black or beige to feel grown-up.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
Not surprisingly, the amenities are equally grown-up, with daily yoga, massages, volcanic mud facials in the open-air spa, and coffee tastings as standouts.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Adjective
The new film sees the characters more mature, and the challenges Noah and Nick face steadily become more grown-up.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
Lesson: Dirty towels, a mattress on the floor, holes in comforters and sheets that do double duty as curtains should not be part of a grown-up’s look.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Price upon publish date of this article: $20.35 Stanley 10oz Wine Tumbler
$15.99 $20.00 20% off
Buy Now at amazon
The Stanley Cup is looking a little more grown-up these days.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
The game features a whole host of characters from Disney and Pixar media, but the storyline is surprisingly grown-up and touching.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
As the boy who gets his wish to be big, Hanks gives a glorious, hilarious, and sweet performance as a 12-year-old in a grown-up’s body.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Nothing wrong with a plain case, but within the gloom and stress of the year not everything needs to be black or beige to feel grown-up.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
Not surprisingly, the amenities are equally grown-up, with daily yoga, massages, volcanic mud facials in the open-air spa, and coffee tastings as standouts.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Noun
Reportedly shot for less than $100,000, this tale of Pooh and Piglet all grown-up and running amok recently opened to box office success in Mexico and is currently playing on cinema screens around America.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grown-up
Adjective
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That led me to send mature 5-year-old Kentucky Straight bourbon whiskey to Singapore, which is oppressively hot and humid 12 months out of the year.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The cubs are now at about 60% of what their handlers expect to be their mature weight.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Another survey found that there’s a startling decline in the number of close friends adults have: in 1990, only 3 percent of Americans didn’t have close friends; today that figure is higher than 12 percent.Kasley Killam, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Since opening in Rogers, Arkansas, in 2017 with seven original coffees (hence the name), the company has grown exponentially to 295 stores in 31 states.Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Here's what to know about avocados, tariffs, and why so many avocados are grown in Mexico.Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Grown-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown-up. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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