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grown
adjective /ɡrəʊn/
/ɡroʊn/ Definition
(Definition of grown adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adult adjective
- ageing adjective
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- babyish adjective
- childish adjective
- immature adjective
- infantile adjective
- juvenile adjective
- make a man (out) of sb idiom
- maturation noun (GROWTH)
- mature adjective (LIKE AN ADULT)
- mature adjective (PHYSICALLY GROWN)
- maturity noun (FULL GROWTH)
- maturity noun (MENTAL DEVELOPMENT)
- overgrown adjective (TOO LARGE)
- petulant adjective
- precocious adjective
- precociously adverb
- puerile adjective
- retarded adjective
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