growed
Grew or grown. The past tense of grow in country talk.
Updated September 24, 2026
growed pronunciation
/GROHD/
Meaning
Growed stands in for grew and for grown. You hear it about kids, crops, and anything that got bigger over time. Same family as knowed and throwed: regular -ed endings where schoolbook English keeps an irregular form.
How folks use it
- “That boy growed a foot since last summer.”
- “We growed corn and beans on that same patch.”
Origin and etymology
Old pattern in Southern and Appalachian English. Dictionary of American Regional English marks growed as chiefly South and South Midland. Writers like Horace Kephart noted it beside drawed, knowed, and throwed as everyday mountain speech.
Frequently asked questions
Is growed the same as grew?
Yes for past tense. It also covers grown, as in "I'd growed up that way."