"mature," late 14c., past-participle adjective from grow up. The noun meaning "adult person" is from 1813, short for grown-up person, etc.
"advance toward maturity," 1530s, from grow (v.) + up (adv.). As a command to be sensible, from 1951.
updated on October 10, 2017
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