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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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Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis Demi Moore reminisced about daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis and their childhoods with a black-and-white portrait from their early years and a video clip of the women dancing at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2025.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
11 May 2026 -
Still, much of the public conversations around education centers on test scores and older students, leaving early childhood largely out of the discussion.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Yulieth, on the cusp of adolescence, faces the difficulties of growing up in a wild territory where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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This ability is rare, is seen mostly in children, and usually disappears by adolescence.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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The Eagles showcased their youth in the girls 200 free relay.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Today’s teens have no shortage of movies and TV shows romanticizing what malls were like in their parents’ youth.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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