growed-up

noun

A grown-up; an adult.

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Meanings

noungrowed-up (plural growed-ups)

plural growed-ups

  1. USregionalA grown-up; an adult.

    Like usual: babies acting like growed-ups; growed-ups acting like babies.

    1962, Thornton Wilder, Infancy
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    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 & antonyms

nounA grown-up; an adult.

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adult
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adult
Cite this entry
APA

growed-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growed-up

MLA

“growed-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growed-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “growed-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growed-up.

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