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full-grown

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Fully developed; adult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: especially animals

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big, developed, grown up, grown-up, grownup, grown-ass

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of animals) fully developed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an adult animal
  • a grown woman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adult, big, fully grown, grown, grownup

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: напълно развит (napǎlno razvit) — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Galician: callado — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Ancient Greek: ἁδρός (hadrós) — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Ancient Greek: τέλειος (téleios) — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Latin: mātūrus — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Latin: grandis — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Māori: kātua — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Sanskrit: प्रौढ (prauḍha) — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
  • Sanskrit: वृद्ध (vṛddha) — having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal