grew up
Left childhood behind
Grew up is the past tense of grow up, meaning to mature from childhood into adulthood.
I grew up in a small town in Ohio.
The phrase often introduces biographical information about where or how someone spent their formative years.
It can also describe the gradual development of something over time: A whole industry grew up around the technology.
When someone says they grew up doing something, they mean it was a regular part of their childhood experience.
- formative yearsChildhood and adolescence
- hometownOne's place of origin
- small townModest rural settlement
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- maturedDeveloped over time
upbringing · bildungsroman · aged · developed · backyard · family home · raised · adolescence · childhood · summer vacation · taller · nostalgia · independence · blossomed · identity · parents · friendship · youth
grew upregressed
Returned to earlier state
Peter Pan syndrome · arrested development · devolved · went backwards
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