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Definition of grown-up 1 adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

grown-up1

adjective

1(of a person) mentally and physically an adult synonym adult What do you want to be when you're grown-up? She has a grown-up son.

2suitable for or typical of an adult The child was clearly puzzled at being addressed in such a grown-up way.

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