"grown" meaning in All languages combined

See grown on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹoʊn/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹɐʉn/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɡɹɐʉən/ [New-Zealand] (note: some speakers), /ɡɾon/ [Scotland], /ɡɾoun/ [Wales] (note: without the toe–tow merger) Audio: En-us-grown.ogg [General-American] Forms: more grown [comparative], most grown [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊn, (New Zealand, some speakers) -əʊən Etymology: From Middle English growen. Morphologically grow + -n. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|growen}} Middle English growen, {{suffix|en|grow|n<id:past participle>}} grow + -n Head templates: {{en-adj}} grown (comparative more grown, superlative most grown)
  1. Covered by growth; overgrown.
    Sense id: en-grown-en-adj-LIVI7sjH
  2. (US) Of a person: adult. Tags: US Synonyms (adult): grown-ass
    Sense id: en-grown-en-adj-Ite1IyZi Categories (other): American English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 81 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 0 Disambiguation of 'adult': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grown up, mature

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹoʊn/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹɐʉn/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɡɹɐʉən/ [New-Zealand] (note: some speakers), /ɡɾon/ [Scotland], /ɡɾoun/ [Wales] (note: without the toe–tow merger) Audio: En-us-grown.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊn, (New Zealand, some speakers) -əʊən Etymology: From Middle English growen. Morphologically grow + -n. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|growen}} Middle English growen, {{suffix|en|grow|n<id:past participle>}} grow + -n Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=irregular past participles}} grown
  1. past participle of grow Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: grow
    Sense id: en-grown-en-verb-FkjuL1vV Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -n (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n (past participle): 5 26 68
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    {
      "sense": "adult",
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      "word": "mature"
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  ],
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}

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