fully-grown

Done with growing

Fully-grown describes a living thing that has reached its adult size and is no longer developing physically: a fully-grown elephant, The puppies won't be fully-grown until next year.

The term applies to plants as well as animals.

Figuratively, something fully-grown has reached its complete or mature form: a fully-grown democracy.

biological

mature

Fully grown or developed

finished · formed · whole · fledged · reproductive · life-size · maximal · terminal

adult

mature

Fully grown or developed

established · settled · experienced · seasoned · self-sufficient · autonomous · developed · ready · capable · accomplished

animal

adult

Mature person, legally responsible

  • matureFully grown or developed
  • bullSteer before castration
  • cowFemale bovine

stallion · mare · tom · queen · buck · doe · boar · sow · ram · ewe

plant

mature

Fully grown or developed

fruiting · established · rooted · cultivated · ripe · canopy · fruit-bearing · timber · hardwood · orchard

peak

prime

Readying for action

apex · zenith · culmination · pinnacle · height · maturity · ripeness · readiness · completion · perfection

Opposites
developmental maturity

fully-grownjuvenile

Young person or animal

immature · undeveloped · young · infantile · prepubescent

size attainment

fully-grownundersized

Smaller than standard

half-grown · stunted · underdeveloped · runty · miniature

Family

full, fully, grow, grown, grows, growing, grower, growers, growth

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