1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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This has the unfortunate effect of making her sound like a young girl in the company of grown men.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The 2020 film from Sofia Coppola explores a grown woman's relationship with her emotionally distant playboy father.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
For some couples, caring for a sick partner feels like looking after a grown child.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The 2020 film from Sofia Coppola explores a grown woman's relationship with her emotionally distant playboy father.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
For some couples, caring for a sick partner feels like looking after a grown child.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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