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Aging vs Grownup - What's the difference?

aging | grownup |

As nouns the difference between aging and grownup

is that aging is the process of becoming older or more mature while grownup is an adult.

As adjectives the difference between aging and grownup

is that aging is becoming elderly while grownup is of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.

As a verb aging

is .

aging

English

(wikipedia aging)

Alternative forms

* ageing (Commonwealth English)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (en noun) (US)
  • The process of becoming older or more mature.
  • Allowing something to become older.
    • The owner asked the clerk to age some big bills that were due.
  • The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
  • (gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time
  • (euphemistic) Elderly person. Only as a collective plural in "the aging"

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Becoming elderly.
    • The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.

    Usage notes

    * Comparative and superlative forms are rare.

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    grownup

    English

    Alternative forms

    * grown-up * grown up

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.
  • Adult; fully developed; mature.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An adult.

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