grown

English

Etymology

From Middle English growen.

Morphologically grow +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹəʊn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɹoʊn/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɐʉn/, (some speakers) /ˈɡɹɐʉən/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊn, (New Zealand, some speakers) -əʊən
  • Homophone: groan (except some NZ speakers)

Verb

grown

  1. past participle of grow

Adjective

grown (comparative more grown, superlative most grown)

  1. Covered by growth; overgrown.
    What once was a farm was grown with trees.
  2. (US) Of a person: adult.
    grown woman/man/adult
    Listen, I'm a grown woman, and I don't have time to deal with your petty teenage drama.

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