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
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
But for Brenda and Michael Leon’s two grown daughters, a lengthy court process is nothing new.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
While that 2022 formula was in more tinted sunscreen territory, this new hero is more grown up—sophisticated in both its offering and finish.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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