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

Nine adults and five juveniles were inside those houses at the time.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
The measure does not apply to juveniles who are tried in juvenile court, where the charges and penalties are different.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of juveniles

Noun

The program has grown in three years from a summer camp for eight youngsters to year-round classes for about 20 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
In addition to Moon and a crop of talented youngsters, A Different World is packed with OGs, between director and producer Debbie Allen and a majority of the memorable cast.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngsters

Noun

Following an alert from a fishing vessel about bodies in the water off the coast of Calais, French authorities recovered 27 bodies, including two teenagers and a child.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
First, as the teenagers squabble about whether to follow him, Greene’s character misses his line.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of teenagers

Noun

In the winter months of 1973, kids were taking flashlights to the pitch-black bus stops in the morning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The former Panthers running back said youth sports give kids a platform to find belonging and purpose among their peers.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 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

Definition of younglings

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