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
Recent Examples on the Web
The couple’s grown children are not interested in continuing the long family tradition.
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Laura Fornell, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
However, a grown man does not engage in inappropriate text messages to a teenager.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Like, this is a huge sacrifice for a grown woman to make.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks Now, the Kid’s a grown man, living in the big city.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
Frasier spent the next two decades as a talk show host in the Windy City, but now that has wrapped, and he’s moved back to Boston to reconnect with his grown son, Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott), and nephew David (Anders Keith).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
On the last page, Rash’s son is a grown man, and sits next to his dad, who is bald with a gray beard.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
The duo mostly spent time with three of their grown children, tucking into Wolfgang Puck's famed chicken pot pie at a private table.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
In Maestro, Bradley Cooper explores the sexuality of conductor Leonard Bernstein, while in Poor Things, Emma Stone plays a grown woman with a baby's brain who is discovering her sexuality.
—TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
Laura Fornell, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
However, a grown man does not engage in inappropriate text messages to a teenager.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Like, this is a huge sacrifice for a grown woman to make.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks Now, the Kid’s a grown man, living in the big city.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
Frasier spent the next two decades as a talk show host in the Windy City, but now that has wrapped, and he’s moved back to Boston to reconnect with his grown son, Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott), and nephew David (Anders Keith).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
On the last page, Rash’s son is a grown man, and sits next to his dad, who is bald with a gray beard.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
The duo mostly spent time with three of their grown children, tucking into Wolfgang Puck's famed chicken pot pie at a private table.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
In Maestro, Bradley Cooper explores the sexuality of conductor Leonard Bernstein, while in Poor Things, Emma Stone plays a grown woman with a baby's brain who is discovering her sexuality.
—TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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