GROWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grown mean? 

• GROWN (adjective)
  The adjective GROWN has 1 sense:

1. (of animals) fully developed

  Familiarity information: GROWN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROWN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of animals) fully developed

Synonyms:

adult; big; full-grown; fully grown; grown; grownup

Context example:

a grown woman

Similar:

mature (having reached full natural growth or development)

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

 Context examples 

It seemed still a wanton impulse, but she had grown more used to it.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He was a well-grown, handsome man, with a splendid forehead, and though he has been with us for twenty years he cannot be more than forty now.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yes, sir, she was a well-grown young woman.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A child, that talked like a grown man, and said harsh things to their very faces!

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

You may not realize how much you have grown—think back to where you were in 2016 and early-to-mid 2017, before this trend began.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

She had grown so fond of the big Lion she was glad he had been rescued.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

“Unless, of course, you have grown tired of my poor efforts.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Am I grown?” I said, drying my eyes.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He had grown rich with his trading and stood in need of nothing.

(White Fang, by Jack London)