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grown-up

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) grown-up (adjective)
  2. 2) grown-up (noun)
  3. grow up (verb)

1grown–up

adj \ˈgrōn-ˌəp\

Definition of GROWN-UP

1
: not childish or immature : adult
2
: of, for, or characteristic of adults <insisted on wearing grown–up clothes>
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First Known Use of GROWN-UP

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