Phrase guide
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adj
Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the notion that youth, especially children, have a more beautiful and endearing appearance, thus maturity ought to make one not only bigger, but uglier too; though, in some cases, the opposite is true (see ugly duckling and its associated fairy tale, which illustrate such a case).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
