grown

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adjective

ˈgrōn 

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

grown

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past participle of grow

Synonyms of grown

Adjective

• lush
• green
• dense
• fertile
• overgrown
• leafy

Examples of grown in a Sentence

Adjective

It's a job that requires a grown man.

a field lavishly grown with poppies

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Related Stories But Markle is a grown woman with a family, and her mother reportedly respected her decision. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026

Jean, Margaret's sister and a mother of two grown sons, is watching television at her Detroit home. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Of his two grown sons, one works at his father’s company, and the other works as a technician for Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 100 Company. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

And the knock out dish is the tomato pasta which features a selection of local grown tomatoes prepared a number of ways, all cooked with al dente spaghetti. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grown

• full-grown
• grown-up
• lab-grown
• moss-grown
• shade-grown

Rhymes for grown

• blown
• clone
• cone
• crone
• drone
• flown
• groan
• hone
• joan
• jone
• known
• loan

Kids Definition

grown

adjective

ˈgrōn 

: fully grown : adult

a grown man