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grown-up

Main Entry: ¹grown–up

Pronunciation: \ˈgrōn-ˌəp\

Function: adjective

Date: 1633

1 : not childish or immature : adult
2 : of, for, or characteristic of adults <insisted on wearing grown–up clothes>

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