B2adjectiverelationshipssociety
US/ˈɡroʊn.ʌp/
UK/ˈɡrəʊn.ʌp/
no longer a child; adult, or behaving in a sensible way like an adult
In context
She has two grown-up children who live abroad.
Try to be grown-up about this and talk to him calmly.
The film deals with grown-up themes that younger children would not follow.
Words that go with grown-up
adjective + noun
- grown-up childrenTheir grown-up children visit at weekends.
- grown-up sonHer grown-up son works as a nurse.
- grown-up daughterHe lives near his grown-up daughter.
- grown-up wayLet us solve this in a grown-up way.
- grown-up thingPaying taxes is the least fun grown-up thing.
adjective + preposition
- grown-up aboutShe was very grown-up about losing the match.