grownup

[ grohn-uhp ]

noun

1. a mature, fully grown person; adult.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grownup¹

First recorded in 1805–15; noun use of verb phrase grow up

Example Sentences

Immediately, comments from parents — and also from grownups who have the condition — began to stream in.

From Los Angeles Times

A deal to let grownups on the RHS "no adults allowed" garden, which is not being judged, was secured after what was described as "tough negotiating" by the society's director general Clare Matterson.

From BBC

“Everybody loved him, all the kids, all the grownups,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Three to four times more teens are bullied at home by grownups than are bullied online or at school.

From Salon

“Maestro” and “May December” may prove a bit too polarizing, which leaves the gentle love story “Past Lives,” the multifaceted crime drama “Anatomy of a Fall,” and the grownup period piece “The Holdovers.”

From Los Angeles Times