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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During their childhood in South Africa during the 1970s and 80s, while Elon was reading science fiction novels, Kimbal, who is 15 months younger, was already cultivating his love of food and cooking.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025 -
Although most blindness occurs with age, other forms of blindness occur during childhood, which can have a variety of causes.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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Levinson has insisted that his show was simply trying to convey how rapidly the experience of adolescence was changing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Her adolescence was marked by sleepless nights and constant medical challenges, robbing her of the simple joys of being a teenager.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But López Obrador has defended hydrocarbons since his youth, and the energy reform became a rallying cry for MORENA.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even my father, who dabbled with the Jewish community in his youth, didn’t stay involved.—
Maria Zimina,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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