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grown up
adjective /ˌɡrəʊnˈʌp/
/ˌɡroʊn-/ Definition
B2 If you say that someone is grown up, you mean that they are an adult or that they behave in a responsible way: He seems very grown up for a ten-year-old. This book is a bit too grown up for you (= you are too young to understand this book). [before noun] She has two grown-up children who work in the family business.Physically and mentally mature and immatureDescribing age and birthdays
(Definition of grown up adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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