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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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
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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
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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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