Child and Grownup

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Child

Child noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
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Grownup is an antonym for child in son topic.
Nearby Words: childish, childishness, childhood, childishly, childless

Grownup

Grownup noun - A fully developed person from maturity onward.
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Child is an antonym for grownup in adult topic.
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  • Comic Book / The Smurfs Child Hater: Grouchy Smurf is made out to be this in the story "The Smurflings"...not that Snappy Smurfling was any help by preemptively commenting "I hate grownup Smurfs" before Grouchy could even say anything.
    Source: Comic Book / The Smurfs
  • His attitude towards his family is dependent on who he's interacting with at the time: Hayley is either daddy's wayward grownup daughter who he tries to keep on the right (his) path, or the displaced trouble child he simply gives up on because they have nothing in common.
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