Adjective : grown-up behavior; grown-up fiction. From Dictionary.com.
He has to work with a grownup, which is Nancy Pelosi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008] Reference
That means that the so-called grownup in the race is gone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2008] Reference
Dressing like a grownup is hard. From Wordnik.com. [the wind it blew before but not like this. it was much easier before.] Reference
Now let's see if the "grownup" approach really works. From Wordnik.com. [John McQuaid: The Obama Administration: An End to Dynastic Politics?] Reference
President Obama has been properly heralded as a "grownup". From Wordnik.com. [Srinivasan Pillay: The Science of Distant Healing] Reference
Can't wait to see/read more about that 'grownup' book you're working on!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring Cynthia's Attic | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
But what kind of grownup would take away a little girl's puppy that she loves?. From Wordnik.com. [owlsoul Diary Entry] Reference
Keep up the great work CoCo's, thank you for making a cupcake that a "grownup" can enjoy. From Wordnik.com. [Coco's Cupcake Cafe on Flickr] Reference
So these days he's a youth hockey coach who also plays in a league of like-minded "grownup" madmen. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith's Running Man] Reference
I thought of them as the "grownup" comics and most of the time they made no sense to me. From Wordnik.com. [Terrapin Station] Reference
I feel like my first married name is my "grownup" name, and I did not want to go back to my. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
It's a learning experience - I've learned that he's the only "grownup" in Washington these days. From Wordnik.com. [First Read] Reference
The grownup was the one who cried. From Wordnik.com. [Darryle Pollack: Emotional Education] Reference
He is the most open-minded grownup I have ever known. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2008] Reference
KING: Are you ever going to be allowed to be grownup?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2004] Reference
"Pleased to meet you," he said, just like grownup folks. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
"The judge decided that it's time for him to be a grownup.". From Wordnik.com. [The Accuser Speaks] Reference
When I read "666" again as a grownup, I still had a good time. From Wordnik.com. ['666': A Tale Of The Tribulation So Bad, It's Good] Reference
grownup outcomes need grownup politicians, pundits and voters. From Wordnik.com. [How reform lost its allure] Reference
He is only nine, of course, but he is in a grownup heap of trouble. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2007] Reference
Can you be a grownup or are you going to be juvenile and infantile?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2004] Reference
He was probably, like, under 30, but he seemed like a grownup to me. From Wordnik.com. ['Just Kids': Punk Icon Patti Smith Looks Back] Reference
It was hard for me to make that decision, but I did it like a grownup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2005] Reference
But you know, Roger Clinton was in the news because allegedly a grownup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2002] Reference
I have never in my life heard a grownup say his role model was an athlete. From Wordnik.com. [They’re Not Role Models] Reference
"Rosa Stevenson's grownup sister is going away next month to be a missionary!". From Wordnik.com. [A Missionary Twig] Reference
Hepzebiah, and little Johnny Cricket sang, without the grownup people this time. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
That's because the film also speaks to the responsible grownup in all of us kids. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Urban Jungle] Reference
Hillary, on the other hand, is the grownup -- at least as portrayed in "My Life.". From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: 'My Life's' Gift to Hillary Clinton] Reference
BARRETT: The secret of her success, grownup skills of goal - setting and self-discipline. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2005] Reference
And now they are entering a grownup world created by preceding generations that is not so inviting. From Wordnik.com. [Christine Hassler: Inspiration From Generation-Y] Reference
And from there, I moved into sort of into more - by middle school, into sort of more grownup books. From Wordnik.com. ['The Passage' Teems With Viral Vampires] Reference
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