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
As a grown man in my mid-40s, I’ve been called a Disney adult.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Her grown children have offered to help her and her husband, who is on disability and works part-time at Sam's Club, with these dental costs.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Lot of low things the Prophet had seen but never a grown man punch a child.
—Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The multigenerational suite option, EYA sales managers said, responded to feedback from buyers at other developments who expressed a need for a separate space for grown children or parents.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Her grown children have offered to help her and her husband, who is on disability and works part-time at Sam's Club, with these dental costs.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Lot of low things the Prophet had seen but never a grown man punch a child.
—Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The multigenerational suite option, EYA sales managers said, responded to feedback from buyers at other developments who expressed a need for a separate space for grown children or parents.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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