"grown-up" or "grownup".

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Which is the correct spelling of the word? With or without the hyphen? According to dictionary.com, the hyphen is required in the adjective but optional in the noun http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grownup?s=t. According to some other dictionaries, however, the hyphen is required in both the adjective and the noun.

I'd use
grown-up as an adjective
and
grownup as a noun.

I once saw an episode of Star Trek in which the word 'Grups' was used. That was a neat solution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miri_(Sta ... nal_Series)

You might be tempted to just chuck it, and use the word "adult".

But we all know that "adult" is usually used to mean "obscene". So you can't do that.

People seem to really hate hyphens now for some strange reason. Even Spider-Man is getting ridiculed for spelling his name that way.

Reminds me of a comedian talking about his phone's spell-check letting him know that "b!tch-ass" should be hyphenated.

Anyway, yes, hyphenated for adjective and optional for noun.

There does seem to be a lack of consistency with the superhero names. Spider-Man, Batman, Iron Man, etc. If you typed Spiderman, Bat-Man, or Ironman, comic book geeks would freak out and start lecturing you.