What does grow up mean?

grow up means "become an adult".

Is grow up a common word?

grow up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Grow up — meaning and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
become an adult
Broadermature
Narrowercome of age

Questions about grow up

What does grow up mean?: grow up means "become an adult".
Is grow up a common word?: grow up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for grow up come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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