grown+up
21grown — grown1 [grəun US groun] adj [only before noun] 1.) grown man/woman an adult man or woman, used especially when you think someone is not behaving as an adult should ▪ Who ever heard of a grown man being scared of the dark? 2.) grown… …
22grown — grown1 [ groun ] adjective no longer small or young: They didn t want their grown children back in the house with them. a. a grown man/woman an adult: used especially for suggesting that someone is not behaving like an adult: I ve always felt… …
23grown — [[t]gro͟ʊn[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A grown man or woman is one who is fully developed and mature, both physically and mentally. → See also full grown Few women can understand a grown man s love of sport... Dad, I m a grown woman. I know what I m doing …
24grown-up — 1. adjective she has two grown up daughters Syn: adult, mature, of age, fully grown, independent Ant: under age 2. noun she wanted to be treated like a grown up Syn: adult, woman, man, grown man/woman …
25grown — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. of age, adult, grown up; see mature 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having reached full growth and development: adult, big, developed, full blown, full fledged, full grown, grown up, mature, ripe. Idiom: of age …
26grown — 1 adjective (only before noun) grown man/woman an expression meaning an adult man or woman, used especially when you think someone is not behaving as an adult should: A grown man should know better than to shout and scream. compare fullgrown,… …
27grown-up — 1 adjective 1 fully developed as an adult: Before you know it, they ll be all grown up and leaving home. 2 behaving like an adult or typical of an adult: I expect more grown up behaviour of you now. 2 noun (C) a word meaning an adult person, used …
28grown-up — adj mature, old enough to know better; adult, of age, at the age of consent, at the age of majority; big, grown, developed, fully developed, fully grown, full grown; (of movies and literature)X rated, pornographic, obscene …
29grown — I UK [ɡrəʊn] / US [ɡroʊn] adjective no longer small or young They didn t want their grown children back in the house with them. • a grown man/woman an adult: used especially for suggesting that someone is not behaving like an adult I ve always… …
30ˈgrown-ˌup — noun [C] I an adultused when talking to children II adj ˈgrown ˌup adult, or intended for adults She has two grown up sons.[/ex] grown up entertainment[/ex] …
