1
as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars
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as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender
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Noun
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Megan and Michael were childhood best friends who met at church and stayed close through high school.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
20 June 2025 -
After spending his childhood in Minnesota, his family relocated to Orlando.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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During his adolescence, the sensibility among the youth was to turn away from the gentility of the race man and toward the existential and the militant.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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His public defender, Amy Smith, during his sentencing detailed a childhood and adolescence fraught with abuse and poverty.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 June 2025
Noun
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States that have adopted inclusive policies have seen steady or increasing rates of participation by all youth.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Fabio did also play for Athletico Paranaense in the late 1990s, but all of his appearances for the club, according to Athletico Paranaense, came in youth games.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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