minors
Not yet adults
Minors are people who have not yet reached the age of legal adulthood—typically eighteen in most jurisdictions.
The term appears constantly in legal contexts: The sale of alcohol to minors is prohibited.
In education, a minor is a secondary field of study alongside one's major: She's majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.
In music, minor keys and chords have a darker, more melancholy quality than major ones.
Person in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- childPerson before puberty
- preteenChild approaching adolescence
- toddlerChild learning to walk
infant · schoolchild · puberty · adolescence · youngster · dependent · immature · childhood
Young person or animal
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
custody · ward · dependency · delinquency · jurisdiction · statute · tribunal · advocacy
Lock-opening device
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- harmonicOf musical overtones
flat · sharp · tonality · mode · progression · modulation · sad · melancholy
Sustained single-minded attention
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- creditsUnits toward graduation
degree · major · undergraduate · declaration · curriculum · transcript · advisor · requirement
One seeking valuable deposits
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- veinVessel toward heart
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
deposit · shaft · excavation · drilling · goldrush · extraction · tunneling · surveying
Process of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
formation · neurodevelopment · education · cultivation · enrichment · milestones · attachment · guidance
adolescent
Person in puberty
toddler · infant · schoolchild · puberty · adolescence · youngster · dependent · immature · childhood · preadolescence
juvenile
Young person or animal
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- guardianshipLegal care of another
emancipation · custody · ward · dependency · delinquency · jurisdiction · statute · tribunal · advocacy · testimony
key
Lock-opening device
harmonic · flat · sharp · tonality · mode · progression · modulation · sad · melancholy · somber
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
credits · degree · major · undergraduate · declaration · curriculum · transcript · advisor · requirement · subject
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
lode · deposit · shaft · excavation · drilling · goldrush · extraction · tunneling · surveying · coalfield
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- upbringingChildhood care and training
socialization · formation · neurodevelopment · education · cultivation · enrichment · milestones · attachment · guidance · mentoring
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
- Tobacco Controlsmoking bans, smoking ban, health warnings, warning labels, cigarette tax
- contract defectsduress, fraud, misrepresentation, mistake, nullity
- juvenile lawjuvenile law, juvenile court, juvenile courts, juvenile justice, juvenile rights
- matroidsbasis, bases, circuits, circuit, flats
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
minorsadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · majors · elders · seniors · the elderly
- D minorKey with B-flat
- minor keysScales with lowered thirds
- minor crimeLesser legal offense
- minor detailInsignificant specific element
- Ursa MinorNorthern circumpolar constellation
- minor leagueLower-tier professional sports