Grown-up
Grown-up adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.
New
New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.
Both words in one sentence
- However, Dulcie matures rapidly under her new nanny, who treats her as a grown-up.
Source: Literature / Cavendon Hall - Dave Sim (creator of Cerebus the Aardvark) once mentioned how several grown-up members of his family spent several hours naming the new cat, finally settling on "Puss".
Source: Named by Democracy - In addition to the new setting and a few new characters, the stories became somewhat more "grown-up." The new show didn't make it to a second season.
Source: Retool / Live-Action Television
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New and Grown-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown-up/new
Grown-up & New. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown-up/new>.
New or Grown-up. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown-up/new.
