full-grown C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #30108 Meanings 1 adj Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height. Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on. 2 adj (of animals) fully developed 3 adj Fully developed; adult. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fully developed in a... full-blownfull-borefull-fledgedfull-on 2 adj · (of animals) fully developed big 3 adj · fully developed; adult. bigdevelopedgrown upgrown-assgrown-upgrownup More adultgrownmature ↔ Opposites immaturejuvenileungrown Word family Derived forms full-grownness Etymology From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # full-grown **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 30108 ## Meanings 1. Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height. 2. (of animals) fully developed 3. Fully developed; adult. ## Examples - Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on. ## Synonyms - adult - big - developed - grown - grown-ass - grownup - mature ## Antonyms - immature - juvenile - ungrown ## Derived Forms - full-grownness ## Etymology From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”). ## Topics - Animals markdown