Thesaurus results for MINORS

minors

noun

plural of minor

as in adolescents

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Recent Examples of minors While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care. — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Judge Anne Hwang determined his prior murder conviction no longer applied as a felony under a landmark 2016 change in California law that barred prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults without a judge’s approval.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Folsom police said complaints involving the devices have risen sharply, particularly those involving juveniles on roads, in parks and on bike paths.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of juveniles

Noun

His foot speed, for example, is not like that of fellow youngsters Marat Khusnutdinov and James Hagens.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The more exotic and dangerous plunges happen from the adjacent cliffs, with youngsters jumping from 20 to 40 feet, and some as much as 50 feet.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngsters

Noun

The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.

— Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
The folks behind the Golden Arches has just announced two new meals to mark the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup— a new Adult Happy Meal and one for the kiddies.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 June 2026

Definition of kiddies

Noun

The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings.

— Rich Owen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025

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