minors

noun

Definition of minorsnext
plural of minor
as in adolescents

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  1. juveniles
  2. youngsters
  3. teenagers
Noun
  • California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and fled on bicycles.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Charging juveniles as adults requires judicial approval, and the bar tends to be high.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • Some of the list’s youngsters, like Zuckerberg and Moskovitz, are simply just getting older.
    Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Jazz might be exciting to watch if all the youngsters get minutes, but their direction is unclear, and extremely muddy.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Research shows that teenagers spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes per day in front of screens—equivalent to 43% of their waking hours.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By filming teenagers in the wild, Greenfield at least attempts to discover why that is.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teenagers
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