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grown-up

noun

  1. =  adult, man, woman • Tell a grown-up if you're being bullied.

adjective

  1. =  mature, adult, of age, fully-grown • Her grown-up children are all doing well in their chosen careers.

'grown-up' in Other Languages

  • British English: grown-upPronunciation for grown-up Children, or people talking to children, often refer to adults as grown-ups.Try to speak like a grown-up.ˈɡrəʊnʌp NOUN
  • Arabic: بالِغPronunciation for بالِغ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: adultoPronunciation for adulto
  • Chinese: 成年人Pronunciation for 成年人
  • Croatian: odrastaoPronunciation for odrastao
  • Czech: dospělý mužPronunciation for dospělý muž dospělá žena
  • Danish: voksenPronunciation for voksen
  • Dutch: volwassenePronunciation for volwassene
  • European Spanish: persona mayorPronunciation for persona mayor
  • Finnish: aikuinenPronunciation for aikuinen
  • French: grande personnePronunciation for grande personne
  • German: ErwachsenerPronunciation for Erwachsener Erwachsene
  • Greek: ενήλικοςPronunciation for ενήλικος ενήλικη
  • Italian: adultoPronunciation for adulto adulta
  • Japanese: 成人Pronunciation for 成人
  • Korean: 성인Pronunciation for 성인
  • Norwegian: voksenPronunciation for voksen
  • Polish: dorosłyPronunciation for dorosły dorosła
  • Portuguese: adultoPronunciation for adulto
  • Romanian: adult adulți
  • Russian: взрослыйPronunciation for взрослый взрослая
  • Spanish: persona mayorPronunciation for persona mayor
  • Swedish: vuxenPronunciation for vuxen
  • Thai: ผู้ใหญ่Pronunciation for ผู้ใหญ่
  • Turkish: erişkinPronunciation for erişkin
  • Ukrainian: дорослий
  • Vietnamese: người lớnPronunciation for người lớn
  • British English: grown-up Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult. ADJECTIVEI have grown-up children who are doing well.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: adulto
  • Chinese: 长大成人的长長大成人的
  • European Spanish: mayor
  • French: adulte
  • German: erwachsen
  • Italian: grande
  • Japanese: 成人した
  • Korean: 성숙한
  • Portuguese: adulto adulta
  • Spanish: grande

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