growed-up

English

Noun

growed-up (plural growed-ups)

(US regional) A grown-up; an adult.
- 1962, Thornton Wilder, Infancy:
  Like usual: babies acting like growed-ups; growed-ups acting like babies.
- 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, page 210:
  Henry didn't doubt the little boys and girls knew that this place was haunted, just like all the growed-ups did.

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See Thesaurus:adult

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