grow up

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to change from being a baby or young child to being an older child or adult
Example: He grew up the elder of two children in a village near Warwick.
to start existing or being seen
Example: He never saw his father while he was growing up.
to stop behaving like a child, and become wiser
Example: I grew up in London.
used for talking about the things that happened while you were a child
Example: It wasn’t until my marriage ended that I really started to grow up.
used for telling someone to stop being silly and behaving like a child
Example: She’s really starting to grow up now.

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Real examples of "grow up" in context

Where did you grow up?

then maybe you should grow up and listen to your lawyer.