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grown-up

  [grohn-uhp]
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–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 v. phrase grow up

Related forms:
grown-upness, noun
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grown·up also grown-up   (grōn'ŭp')   
n.  An adult.
grown-up   (grōn'ŭp')   
adj.  
  1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion.
  2. Having or showing maturity in outlook, attitude, or appearance: a grown-up attitude toward work.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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