nonage

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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2
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
  • While Aaron grew up on a steady diet of his parents’ Chinese and Vietnamese cooking as a first-generation American, pizza was a childhood staple for Natalie, whose family has lived in America for generations.
    Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Who can resist the classic flavors of this childhood favorite?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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  • The film is set in the ’70s — at least, that’s how the cars and costumes check out — but perhaps only to reflect the director’s own adolescence.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Guimarães and Lancaster give themselves fearlessly over to a story that is extreme but in a way that is true to the extremity of adolescence.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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  • With curly, strawberry-blonde hair and a preternaturally intense stare, Kidman stood out among the 14-year-olds in the Sydney-area youth acting school that a 27-year-old Campion once visited to cast her student film.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Scotland youth international has travelled down to train with Arsenal’s under-18 group on a number of occasions and also competed in an international tournament in July.
    Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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