grow up

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To mature and become an adult.
2. (intransitive) To start to develop; to flourish.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).

Intj

Used to criticize childish behavior, especially that considered unreasonable for one's age.

Synonyms

grow

mature

develop

ripen

grow older

increase

grow tall

reach maturity

get large

rise

growth

maturate

spring up

become gre

be developed

outgrow

raise

rise up

season

become great

come into existence

become adult

become stronger

gain weight

grow big

become an adult

reach puberty

be great

grow down

grow into a man

become matured

become of age

become big

stop growing

adult

🧑

become large

age

aggrandize

arise

be up

come into being

come out

draw out

full-grown

function

growing

happen

high

magnify

mellow

Translations

grandir

aufwachsen

crescere

crescer

croître

crecer

heranwachsen

μεγαλώνω

pousser

büyümek

gelişmek

divenire adulto

opgroeien

erwachsen werden

Etymology

Dissimilated from Middle English upgrowen.