Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

growed-up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: growed-up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grown-up; an adult.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Like usual: babies acting like growed-ups; growed-ups acting like babies."
"Henry didn't doubt the little boys and girls knew that this place was haunted, just like all the growed-ups did."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

growed-ups (plural)

Synonyms

adult

Questions

What does growed-up mean?: A grown-up; an adult.

How to pronounce growed-up

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