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grown-up

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Adult, physically mature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adult, adultlike, adulty, grown up, big, developed, full-grown, grown, grown-ass, grownup, mature

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mature, 18+, adult, grown up, grownup, R-rated

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a mature outlook.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adultish, grown up, mature

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An adult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَالِغ (bāliḡ) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Belarusian: даро́слы (darósly) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Bulgarian: въ́зрастен (vǎ́zrasten) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Czech: dospělý — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Danish: voksen — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Esperanto: plenkreskulo — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Finnish: aikuinen — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • French: adulte — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • French: grand — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Galician: adulto — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Galician: adulta — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Galician: de maiores — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • German: erwachsen — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Ancient Greek: ἁδρός (hadrós) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Ancient Greek: τέλειος (téleios) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Italian: adulto — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Latin: adultus — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Latin: pubēs — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Macedonian: возрасен (vozrasen) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Norwegian Bokmål: voksen — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Polish: dorosły — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Romagnol: adùlt — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Russian: взро́слый (vzróslyj) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Sanskrit: प्रौढ (prauḍha) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Sanskrit: वृद्ध (vṛddha) — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀дра̄стао — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Serbo-Croatian: òdrāstao — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Slovak: dospelý — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Slovene: odrasel — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Swedish: vuxen — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Tocharian B: śrāy — adult, fully grown — see also adult
  • Ukrainian: доро́слий (doróslyj) — adult, fully grown — see also adult