grown-upadj.n.

Etymology: See grow v. 13.

A. adj.

1. Having reached the age of maturity; adult.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [adjective]

mucha1154

of (formerly also at, to) agec1300

perfect agec1384

full-growna1393

ripea1393

greatc1515

adult1531

maturate1556

mellowed1575

mellow1592

full-aged1596

mature1609

timed1611

grown-upa1640

adulted1645

grown1645

upgrown1667

matured1805

coming of age1858

a1640 P. Massinger Guardian v. iv. 5 in 3 New Playes (1655) Denying A grown up Maid the modest conversation Of Men.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 103 She had her three grown-up sons standing round her.

1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) ii. viii. 296 Labour appropriate to grown up persons.

1849 G. C. Lewis Let. 10 June (1870) 209 In politics they seem to be nothing but a set of grown-up children.

2. Befitting, suitable to, characteristic of, an adult; sensible, worthwhile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] > relating to adulthood

mature1524

grown-up1852

post-pubertal1886

post-school1898

post-puberty1911

post-puberal1937

1852 C. M. Yonge Two Guardians vi. 93 As to books, all the real good grown-up ones are down in Mr. Lyddell's library where no one can get at them.

1907 E. Wharton Fruit of Tree xxv. 382 Gravely measuring Cicely's milk in to a ‘grown-up’ teacup.

1958 Sunday Express 22 June 15/4 This film somehow manages to be memorable, moving, and outstandingly grown-up.

1960 Times 17 May 3/7 It is also capable of undertaking long journeys at ‘grown-up’ average speeds.

1964 V. Nabokov Defence x. 164 It was impossible to express his recollections in words—there simply were no grown-up words for his childish impressions.

B. n.

A grown-up person; an adult.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [noun]

major1615

adult1655

grown-up1799

full-growner1867

1813 J. Austen Let. 3 Nov. (1995) 250 They bring Isabella & one of the Grown ups.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 169 No children for me. Give me grown-ups.

1892 F. J. Furnivall Hoccleve's Minor Poems I. Forewords 48 ‘May we children have the boat all to ourselves? None of you grown-ups’.

attributive.1799 H. More Strict. Mod. Syst. Fem. Educ. (ed. 4) I. 166 The approach of her first grown up ball.1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne II. xiii. 283 I may wear grown-up dresses in future.

Derivatives

grown-up-dom n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > world of adults

grown-up-dom1871

1871 G. M. Hopkins Let. 25 Apr. (1938) 41 There was such a youngladyship and grownupdom about the address.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 7 July 2/1 They will say a conventional ‘Thank you’..; the manners of youth being..superior to those of grown-up-dom.

grown-up-ness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > state of being

majority1565

maturity1569

grown-up-ness1862

1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 7 Rejoicing in their strength and grown-up-ness.

1925 ‘R. Crompton’ Still—William v. 85 He seemed to them to be free of all the drawbacks that usually accompany the state of grown-upness.

1944 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. (1951) 154 The grown-upness, the lack of surprise or denunciation, the pity and irony with which the story is told, show the advantage, when one is handling a theme of this kind, of being a European.

1969 Daily Tel. 2 May 17 Most parents really want their children to grow up and become successful adults. But many find it hard to accept the onset of grown-upness soon enough.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	grown-up
释义	grown-upadj.n. Etymology: See grow v. 13. A. adj. 1. Having reached the age of maturity; adult. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] mucha1154 of (formerly also at, to) agec1300 perfect agec1384 full-growna1393 ripea1393 greatc1515 adult1531 maturate1556 mellowed1575 mellow1592 full-aged1596 mature1609 timed1611 grown-upa1640 adulted1645 grown1645 upgrown1667 matured1805 coming of age1858 a1640 P. Massinger Guardian v. iv. 5 in 3 New Playes (1655) Denying A grown up Maid the modest conversation Of Men. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 103 She had her three grown-up sons standing round her. 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) ii. viii. 296 Labour appropriate to grown up persons. 1849 G. C. Lewis Let. 10 June (1870) 209 In politics they seem to be nothing but a set of grown-up children. 2. Befitting, suitable to, characteristic of, an adult; sensible, worthwhile. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] > relating to adulthood mature1524 grown-up1852 post-pubertal1886 post-school1898 post-puberty1911 post-puberal1937 1852 C. M. Yonge Two Guardians vi. 93 As to books, all the real good grown-up ones are down in Mr. Lyddell's library where no one can get at them. 1907 E. Wharton Fruit of Tree xxv. 382 Gravely measuring Cicely's milk in to a ‘grown-up’ teacup. 1958 Sunday Express 22 June 15/4 This film somehow manages to be memorable, moving, and outstandingly grown-up. 1960 Times 17 May 3/7 It is also capable of undertaking long journeys at ‘grown-up’ average speeds. 1964 V. Nabokov Defence x. 164 It was impossible to express his recollections in words—there simply were no grown-up words for his childish impressions. B. n. A grown-up person; an adult. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] major1615 adult1655 grown-up1799 full-growner1867 1813 J. Austen Let. 3 Nov. (1995) 250 They bring Isabella & one of the Grown ups. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 169 No children for me. Give me grown-ups. 1892 F. J. Furnivall Hoccleve's Minor Poems I. Forewords 48 ‘May we children have the boat all to ourselves? None of you grown-ups’. attributive.1799 H. More Strict. Mod. Syst. Fem. Educ. (ed. 4) I. 166 The approach of her first grown up ball.1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne II. xiii. 283 I may wear grown-up dresses in future. Derivatives grown-up-dom n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > world of adults grown-up-dom1871 1871 G. M. Hopkins Let. 25 Apr. (1938) 41 There was such a youngladyship and grownupdom about the address. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 7 July 2/1 They will say a conventional ‘Thank you’..; the manners of youth being..superior to those of grown-up-dom. grown-up-ness n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > state of being majority1565 maturity1569 grown-up-ness1862 1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 7 Rejoicing in their strength and grown-up-ness. 1925 ‘R. Crompton’ Still—William v. 85 He seemed to them to be free of all the drawbacks that usually accompany the state of grown-upness. 1944 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. (1951) 154 The grown-upness, the lack of surprise or denunciation, the pity and irony with which the story is told, show the advantage, when one is handling a theme of this kind, of being a European. 1969 Daily Tel. 2 May 17 Most parents really want their children to grow up and become successful adults. But many find it hard to accept the onset of grown-upness soon enough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.a1640
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