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grown

/ɡɹəʊn/
verb
  1. To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

    "Children grow quickly."

  2. To appear or sprout.

    "A long tail began to grow from his backside."

  3. To develop, to mature.

    "As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature."

Antonymsshrink
adjective
  1. Covered by growth; overgrown.

    "What once was a farm was grown with trees."

  2. Of a person: adult.

Synonymsgrown up, grown-ass, mature

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