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growed-up

growed-up noun: a grown-up; an adult.

Noun

growed-up (plural growed-ups)

  1. (US, regional) A grown-up; an adult.
    • Like usual: babies acting like growed-ups; growed-ups acting like babies.1962, Thornton Wilder, Infancy
    • Henry didn't doubt the little boys and girls knew that this place was haunted, just like all the growed-ups did.2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, page 210
    Synonyms:
    adult

Synonyms of growed-up

Forms of growed-up

pluralgrowed-ups

Questions about growed-up

What does growed-up mean?
Growed-up means a grown-up; an adult.
What part of speech is growed-up?
Growed-up is a noun.
What is the plural of growed-up?
The plural of growed-up is growed-ups.

Words near growed-up in the dictionary

  1. growboxes
  2. Growden
  3. Growdens
  4. growe
  5. growed
  6. growed-up
  7. growed-ups
  8. Growee
  9. growen
  10. grower
  11. groweries

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