grown-up B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈgroʊˌnəp/ See IPA manual Freq #7938 Meanings 1 noun An adult, especially as spoken about by or to children. Ask a grown-up to help you cross the road. 2 adj Fully developed; adult. Her grown-up children all live abroad now. 3 adj Behaving in a sensible, mature way. It was very grown-up of him to apologise first. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · fully developed; adult. adultmaturefull-grown 3 adj · behaving in a sensible,... mature Word family Forms grown-ups Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grown-up **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈgroʊˌnəp/ **Frequency rank:** 7938 ## Meanings 1. An adult, especially as spoken about by or to children. 2. Fully developed; adult. 3. Behaving in a sensible, mature way. ## Examples - Ask a grown-up to help you cross the road. - Her grown-up children all live abroad now. - It was very grown-up of him to apologise first. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown