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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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The decisive event of his childhood involved, fittingly enough, gunfire and a panicked dash.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Eilish doubled over, covered her face while being serenaded, and generally acted like the girl whose childhood bedroom was covered toe to tip in Justin Bieber posters.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2026
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Across six episodes that follow the pair from adolescence through Niall’s college years to adulthood, the duo boomerang in and out of each other’s lives, making decisions that irrevocably alter their paths and their perceptions of one another.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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So self-consciousness of adolescence made life on the set excruciating for me.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The city is working to create a youth advisory board to be a liaison between teens and the city government.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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