adjective
1.
having reached the age of maturity.
2.
characteristic of or suitable for adults: grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction.
Origin:
1625–35; adj. use of verb phrase grow up
1625–35; adj. use of verb phrase grow up
Related forms
grown-up·ness, noun
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| grown-up | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having reached maturity; adult |
| 2. | suitable for or characteristic of an adult |
| —n | |
| 3. | an adult |
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Grown-up
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