as in adult
a fully grown person
once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving
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as in grown
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grown-up
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Nothing wrong with a plain case, but within the gloom and stress of the year not everything needs to be black or beige to feel grown-up.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
Not surprisingly, the amenities are equally grown-up, with daily yoga, massages, volcanic mud facials in the open-air spa, and coffee tastings as standouts.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
With a sleek, frizz-free finish and slight under-curl at the ends, the new style felt minimal, fresh, and grown-up–especially when paired with a strapless Rick Owens gown.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday Prince, 27, Paris, 25 and Bigi, 22, looked all grown-up for the preview night of MJ: The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Think grown-up and cool, rather than twee and cute.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
The trick is to avoid pairing it with an outfit that’s overly girly or candy-colored—think grown-up and cool, rather than twee and sweet.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Adjective
As the boy who gets his wish to be big, Hanks gives a glorious, hilarious, and sweet performance as a 12-year-old in a grown-up’s body.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Nothing wrong with a plain case, but within the gloom and stress of the year not everything needs to be black or beige to feel grown-up.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages with colorful locals who hand out lots of love advice.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 July 2024
Not surprisingly, the amenities are equally grown-up, with daily yoga, massages, volcanic mud facials in the open-air spa, and coffee tastings as standouts.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
With a sleek, frizz-free finish and slight under-curl at the ends, the new style felt minimal, fresh, and grown-up–especially when paired with a strapless Rick Owens gown.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday Prince, 27, Paris, 25 and Bigi, 22, looked all grown-up for the preview night of MJ: The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre in London.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Think grown-up and cool, rather than twee and cute.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
The trick is to avoid pairing it with an outfit that’s overly girly or candy-colored—think grown-up and cool, rather than twee and sweet.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
Reportedly shot for less than $100,000, this tale of Pooh and Piglet all grown-up and running amok recently opened to box office success in Mexico and is currently playing on cinema screens around America.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grown-up
Adjective
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Many organizations, especially more mature ones, have vast internal silos of identity information that accumulate over time.John Pritchard, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Others suggested that Morris' hair and makeup choices could have been responsible for her more mature look, but some said that this was not such a bad thing.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Another recurring theme is for a cynical adult to unknowingly put the real Santa on television for ratings, only to become a convert by the film’s end.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Based out of West Valley College in Saratoga, the College of Adaptive Arts provides college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
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While the landscape is still almost entirely snow, ice and rock, this small, green area has grown dramatically since the mid 1980s, said Thomas Roland, a study author and environmental scientist at the University of Exeter.Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The market cap of the Hang Seng index has grown by a quarter in less than two weeks.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Grown-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown-up. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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