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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
For grown people, to dwell too long on such flights of fancy is suspect. Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 It’s based on measurements of tick nymphs and full grown ticks in sample areas. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 This matter-harvesting continues until the star is sufficiently massive enough to trigger the fusion of hydrogen to helium at the heart of the star, the nuclear process that defines what a fully grown or main-sequence star is. Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2025 On the face of things, this ruling handed a momentous win to Woldenberg, who attended the hearing with his wife and three grown children, all of whom work for the business. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grown

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grown was in 1645

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

grown

adjective
: fully grown : adult
a grown man

More from Merriam-Webster on grown

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!