half-grown

adjective

Not fully grown or matured; roughly halfway through its growth cycle.

Meanings

adjectivehalf-grown (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot fully grown or matured; roughly halfway through its growth cycle.

    The tendency to mimic is particularly strong in half-grown puppies.

    2020, Kyra Sundance, The Joy of Dog Training, page 69
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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