subadult

adjective

Definition of subadultnext
as in juvenile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subadult
  1. juvenile
  2. young
  3. teenage
  4. adolescent
  5. youthful
  6. underage
  7. immature
  8. minor
Adjective
  • Leyva has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and was booked into a juvenile detention center in Albuquerque after being medically cleared at a regional hospital.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Cops said he would be taken later to a juvenile detention facility.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of juvenile
Adjective
  • The movie world premiered at the Rome Film Festival and Manes, along with Pandolfi and the filmmaker, Ferri, have played a crucial role in highlighting the film in mainstream media, talking to younger audiences and raising awareness on school and online bullying at public screenings across Italy.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors said Turner lied to police about taking his younger brother’s gun after the shooting and told his sister to delete her text message history.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Two teenage boys, both minors, have been criminally charged in the case.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, as a married couple looking to sell their stunning Los Feliz home following the death of their teenage son.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • Puberty blockers stop the body from making testosterone and estrogen to delay the changes of puberty, giving the adolescent more decision-making time.
    Maureen Groppe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
  • An adolescent often wonders why the world seems to be conspiring against them.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • Many observers in Europe and the United States seemed heartened by the incoming president, who presented himself as a fresh, youthful leader who might usher in a more progressive, moderate regime.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The birth of Spencer’s The first generation of shoppers to get hooked on Spencer’s weren’t the mallrat slackers of Gen-X or even the forever youthful Baby Boomers.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • Adle, now 20, was originally charged as an adult on a count of first-degree murder, despite being underage at the time of the killing.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Contestant Explores True Story of Man Who Starred in Reality Show Without Knowing It: See Trailer (Exclusive) After a 2003 raid, authorities found at least footage of at least 30 more girls who were underage when they were filmed for Girls Gone Wild.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of underage
Adjective
  • Angel Batista is already working there, now played by James Martinez, and Masuka (Alex Shimizu) is Dexter’s disturbingly immature supervisor.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Edamame, Soybeans, and Soy Products Edamame is an immature soybean in green pods.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of immature
Adjective
  • Next to the rivers of food that flood the modern appetite, risotto is a minor tributary.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Areas that are low-lying, already wet or have poor drainage could be at a risk for minor flooding depending on how heavy the rain is this week.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of minor
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