grown-up

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ADJ.

afraid, all, great, hardworking, long, motivated, serious, stressful

VERB + GROWN-UP

become, go, like, look, looked, speak, wasn't

GROWN-UP + NOUN

baby, boy, conversation, daughter, people, person, responsibilities, son

PREP.

toward, up, with

ADV.

also, awfully

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adj

1

Adult, physically mature.

2

Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.

3

Having a mature outlook.

noun

1

An adult.

They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.

Do you think the grown-ups will have the world fixed up by the time they hand it over to us?

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They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if

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Do you think the grown-ups will have the world fixed up by the time they hand it over to us?

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Because we're grown-ups now, and it's our turn to decide what that means.

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Now that you are grown-up, you ought to know better.

Tatoeba · #16385

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Now that you are grown-up, it is up to you to decide what to do.

Tatoeba · #31202

06

The boy looked like a grown-up.

Tatoeba · #46311

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