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
  • Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But with the White House continuing to insist that Goldberg lied and that nothing was classified, The Atlantic called their bluff and published them in full, complete with missile-launch schedules and juvenile fist-bump emojis.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of juvenile
Adjective
  • But this is actually largely driven by younger, college-age adults.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Westies gang have to face off against the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, even as an internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership brews and the Westies face being swept up into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into organized crime.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Miller Gardner, the teenage son of New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, has died.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, a Chicago woman and her teenage son left the US for Spain after a heartbreaking family tragedy.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • The low-scoring adolescent may not have enjoyed those same advantages and may have experienced stress due to poverty.
    — Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Disturbing New Details Emerge About the State of the Global Climate Chronic Climate Stressors Hadfield and her team identified three main ways that climate change affected adolescent mental health.
    — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • So much so that youthful considerations were at the forefront.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • With a population of 230,000, Granada boasts a vibrant community where the youthful energy from its university mingles with the traditions of the local Andalusian culture.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • Libby, who was censured by Maine's Democratic majority and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a social media post identifying an underage trans athlete, proposed several amendments to the state's budget via a loophole in the state legislative policy.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In other instances, former clients say DFC told them that criminals are known to photoshop underage girls next to the naked images or that previous clients who declined upgrading to a Phase II plan had their explicit content released by their sextortionist a year later.
    — Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of underage
Adjective
  • He’s been there; Harper was emotional — at times, immature — as a younger player.
    — Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of immature
Adjective
  • Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The incident, while ultimately only a minor one, did impact the rest of their vacation.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of minor
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