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grownup vs person

person vs grownup

grownup and person both are nouns.

grownup is an adjective but person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grownup Yes Yes No No
person Yes No No No
As nouns, person is a hypernym of grownup; that is, person is a word with a broader meaning than grownup:
  • grownup: a fully developed person from maturity onward
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of grownup include individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul.
grownup (noun) person (noun)
a fully developed person from maturity onward a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a human body (usually including the clothing)
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
grownup (adjective) person (adjective)
(of animals) fully developed
Difference between grownup and person

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