🇬🇧 Grown-up meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A grown-up is a person who is no longer a child and has an adult body and responsibilities, like going to work, paying bills, and taking care of children. Grown-ups can be parents, teachers, neighbors, or any older person who is finished growing and is expected to make important decisions and help keep everyone safe.

A grown-up is someone who says, "We’re leaving now," and then talks to their friend at the door for ten more minutes.

I asked a grown-up what their superpower was, and they said, "Drinking coffee and paying taxes."

The grown-up said, "I’m not tired," right before falling asleep on the couch mid-sentence.

You can tell someone is a grown-up when they get excited about a new sponge for the kitchen.

The grown-up said they love quiet, but then they turned on the vacuum, the blender, and the hair dryer all at once.

A little boy sits on the park bench and cries. A grown-up hears him and comes close. The grown-up picks up the red ball and gives it back. One grown-up wipes the boy's tears. Another grown-up gives a cookie. The boy smiles and hugs a grown-up. All the grown-ups laugh and walk home.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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