Why do kids seem to grow up so fast?
Another factor that is causing children to grow up too quickly is that fact that puberty is starting to happen earlier and earlier. Tests show that 7- and 8-year-old children are reaching puberty. This is said to be from different chemicals in food and lack of exercise.
Do children really grow up fast?
Kids actually tend to grow a bit faster in the spring than during other times of the year! A major growth spurt happens at the time of puberty, usually between 8 to 13 years of age in girls and 10 to 15 years in boys. Puberty lasts about 2 to 5 years.
What does they grow up so fast mean?
It implies that you haven’t been around. The most frequent times I hear the phrase, “That kid is growing up too fast!” it is being said by an adult who hasn’t been face to face with this child in months, or even years… and sometimes that can be downright sad.
What do you call growing up?
blossom, burgeon. (also bourgeon), flourish, flower.
How do you say a kid has grown up?
The word “up” usually means he is now an adult. When speaking about a child in the U.S. we usually say, “He has grown since the last time I saw him..”…I can apply these statements to my two younger brothers as the years passed.
- He has grown up. He is now an adult.
- He is grown-up.
- He is growing up.
What can I say instead of grow up?
grow up
- age,
- develop,
- grow,
- mature,
- progress,
- ripen.
How do you say we are growing?
growing
- burgeoning.
- developing.
- expanding.
- flourishing.
- spreading.
- thriving.
- viable.
- amplifying.
How do you say someone has grown-up?
synonyms for grown-up
- developed.
- full-fledged.
- full-grown.
- fully developed.
- grown.
- mature.
- of age.
How do you use grown-up in a sentence?
- They’re a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.
- My children are all grown-up now.
- She seems very sensible and grown-up.
- I have to be a bit more grown-up for work.
- I don’t feel very grown-up.
How do you say grow up?
develop
- advance.
- age.
- enroot.
- establish.
- evolve.
- expand.
- flourish.
- foster.
How do you describe growing up?
1a : to grow toward or arrive at full stature or physical or mental maturity : to progress from childhood toward adulthood growing up intellectually grew up in the city also : to become an adult She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
What is another word for growing up?
What is another word for growing up?
maturing | growing |
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advancing | sprouting |
developing | blossoming |
evolving | ageingUK |
agingUS | consummating |