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full-grown

/ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/ adjective

In Latin: mātūrus, grandis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about full-grown at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (of animals) fully developed.
    an adult animal

Origin

From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”).

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