nonage

non·age

noun \ˈnä-nij, ˈnō-\

Definition of NONAGE

1

: minority 1

2

a : a period of youth b : lack of maturity

Examples of NONAGE

1. <the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars>
2. <the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender>

Origin of NONAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from non- + age age

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to NONAGE

Synonyms: childhood, springtime, youth

Antonyms: adulthood

Related Words: boyhood, girlhood, toddlerhood; adolescence, juvenescence, minority; immaturity, juvenility; babyhood, infancy

Near Antonyms: majority; middle age, midlife; senectitude, sunset, winter

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