subadult

Definition of subadultnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subadult
Adjective
  • Another resident, Jennifer Arnold, says someone needs to take accountability for the juvenile crime after witnessing the video of the children's joyride.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • One afternoon in November, just north of the small Oregon coastal town of Yachats, a juvenile humpback whale tumbled ashore.
    Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • His mom likes another young lady for her son, not my daughter.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This particular adaptation bookends the story with the character Alba (played in young adulthood by Rocío Hernández), the granddaughter of the clairvoyant matriarch Clara del Valle (played in older age by Dolores Fonzi) and the conservative, volatile patriarch Esteban Trueba (Alfonso Herrera).
    Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Everybody, including the president’s stern chief of security (Thomas Aquino), is skeptical of Creasy’s preparedness for the job, but Paul welcomes Creasy to multiple dinners with his family, including sullen teenage daughter Poe (Billie Boullet).
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Still overcome with his own grief, Creasy must tuck his own demons away in an effort to care for a teenage girl whose life has suddenly been thrown into chaos.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • For any adolescent, a private bedroom is both sanctuary and mood board.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Khan is associate program director for the child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles.
    Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Some youngsters, like McCall Elementary School fifth grader Camila Garcia, were both youthful celebrants and feting other children at the same time.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As the Panthers prepare to defend their NFC South crown, the veterans on the roster might need to prepare for some youthful competition.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Well…don’t sleep with underage people?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Determining how the teen died took time, and after months of additional investigation, prosecutors announced charges against D4vd that allege her murder was a premeditated attempt to keep her from ruining his music career by exposing their underage relationship.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Faced with the prospect of deciding between Urlacher, a late bloomer in high school who almost wasn’t recruited before becoming a college All-American, and Michigan State receiver Plaxico Burress, regarded throughout the NFL as gifted but immature, the Bears did not have to choose.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The buckling may start in the middle, and minor variations in a given can’s shape and size might affect when the first ring emerges.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
  • Obtain one that contains major and minor nutrients.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subadult. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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