Grow
Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.
Want
Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain, Bull stays away from his daughter because he doesn't want her to grow up to be a supervillain like him.
Source: Evil Parents Want Good Kids -
Jonathan definitely does not want to grow up to be a vampire hunter like his father.
Source: I Just Want to Be Normal - Eventually he breaks down crying that he doesn't want to grow up, but Grandma tells him that no matter how old he gets, she will always love him like she did when he was a baby.
Source: Growing Up Sucks
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