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
  • The 17-year-old suspect, who has not yet been identified, was taken into custody on Monday and transported to a juvenile facility in Bridgeport.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The teen was taken Monday to the juvenile detention facility in Bridgeport.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of juvenile
Adjective
  • One young woman at the theater, who lives in Santa Monica, was evacuated and went to a friend’s house in the West Hollywood area before deciding to head over to see The Brutalist.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Should Grier and McDaniel be allowed to draft another young quarterback in their win-a-playoff-game-or-get-shown-the-door season?
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of young
Adjective
  • And that’s kind of embarrassing for teenage girls to ask for.
    Meg Zukin, TIME, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Yordy Centeno-Melchor, 31, was taken into custody after attempting to abduct a teenage girl from the parking lot of a Holtville, Alabama, business on New Year’s Eve, according to a report.
    Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, an expansion of the federal child tax credit led to dramatic reductions in adolescent poverty.
    Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Center specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry after graduating from medical school.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • On paper, with less than a minute left in the first half, this was no time for youthful recklessness.
    Michael Silver, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In the 1970s, The Osmonds transitioned from youthful crooners to teenage heartthrobs with a knack for catchy, genre-spanning hits.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • Despite the probation, the underage pledges, Serrano and Larsen, drank alcohol and moved forward with the skit, prosecutors said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article A 59-year-old New Jersey man who recorded five women and an underage teenager in a Garden State bathroom has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of underage
Adjective
  • People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.
    Doru Paul, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of immature
Adjective
  • Two were treated for minor injuries at Lower Keys Medical Center.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Following a minor car accident in Charlotte, Dalton was sidelined with a thumb injury, and Young returned to the starting lineup.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of minor
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subadult. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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