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grown

[ grohn ]

/ groʊn /

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adjective

advanced in growth: a grown boy.

arrived at full growth or maturity; adult: a grown man.

verb

past participle of grow.

OTHER WORDS FROM grown

half-grown, adjective un·grown, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH grown

groan grown (see synonym study at groan)

Words nearby grown

growing point, growing-equity mortgage, growl, growler, growly, grown, grown-up, grownup, growth, growth cone, growth curve

Example sentences from the Web for half-grown

In one of the upland pastures, far back from the settlement, he came upon the torn carcass of a half-grown lamb.

The Kindred of the Wild |Charles G. D. Roberts
Other old men followed him, and then the young men, and a miscellaneous lot of half-grown youngsters.

The Land of Footprints |Stewart Edward White
Farm parents gradually fall into the habit of over-working their half-grown children.

Farm Boys and Girls |William Arch McKeever
Two half-grown lads followed the big pipe with a small bag of Kinnikinique, and ever and anon replenished the bowl.

History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley |U. J. (Uriah James) Jones

Tama went off, her tongue clacking, with Lona the half-grown girl to help her find and bring back something edible.

The Forgotten Planet |Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for half-grown (1 of 2)

half-grown

adjective

not yet fully grown

British Dictionary definitions for half-grown (2 of 2)

grown

/ (ɡrəʊn) /

adjective

developed or advancedfully grown
(in combination)half-grown