grown-up child

Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words

Refers to a person's adult offspring.

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Examples (10)

  • It's hard for parents to see their grown-up child make mistakes.
  • Many parents are still financially supporting their grown-up children.
  • She has a complex relationship with her grown-up child.
  • As a grown-up child, I still seek my parents' advice on major decisions.
  • The book gives advice on how to communicate with your grown-up children.
  • My mother still treats me like I'm her little girl, not a grown-up child.
  • He struggled with the transition from being a parent of a teenager to a parent of a grown-up child.
  • Letting go of a grown-up child can be an emotional process.
  • How do you maintain a healthy boundary with your grown-up child who still lives at home?
  • She was proud of the responsible adult her once-rebellious grown-up child had become.