grownup (redirected from Grownups)

grown·up also grown-up  (grnp)

n.

An adult.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward adult individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" adult body - the body of an adult human being brachycephalic - an adult with a short broad head caregiver - a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult catch, match - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist - a person who takes a position in the political center eccentric, type, character, case - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas dolichocephalic - an adult with a long narrow head elder, senior - a person who is older than you are ex-spouse - a person who was formerly a spouse host - a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events Jack of all trades - a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well liberal, liberalist, progressive - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties liberal - a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" militarist, warmonger - a person who advocates war or warlike policies golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person disarmer, pacificist, pacifist - someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes patrician - a person of refined upbringing and manners pledgee - someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge pledger - someone who makes or gives a pledge professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions sobersides - a serious and sedate individual man of the world, sophisticate - a worldly-wise person homebody, stay-at-home - a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel unemotional person, stoic - someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions thoroughbred - a well-bred person adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Adj.	1.	grownup - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, big animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"