nonadults
Those under eighteen
Nonadults are people who have not reached adulthood—children, teenagers, minors.
The term appears in legal, administrative, and research contexts where a neutral category is needed: The policy applies to nonadults under eighteen.
It's functional but clinical, usually chosen when *children* feels too young or *minors* too legalistic.
Young human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
youth · youngsters · kids · toddlers · infants · babies · newborns · preteens
People financially supported
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- foster childrenMinors in substitute care
adoptees · pupils · students · beneficiaries · heirs · proteges · custody · guardianship
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- upbringingChildhood care and training
nurturing · childhood · formative years · coming of age · developmental stages · milestones · socialization · education
Lack of prior exposure
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- childishnessImmature conduct
- puerileChildishly foolish
- juvenileYoung person or animal
callow · green · unseasoned · unripe · undeveloped · impressionable · innocent · sheltered
children
Young human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
teenagers · youth · youngsters · kids · toddlers · infants · babies · newborns · preteens · tweens
dependents
People financially supported
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- offspringBiological descendants produced
foster children · adoptees · pupils · students · beneficiaries · heirs · proteges · custody · guardianship · care
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
upbringing · nurturing · childhood · formative years · coming of age · developmental stages · milestones · socialization · education · learning
inexperience
Lack of prior exposure
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- childishnessImmature conduct
- puerileChildishly foolish
juvenile · callow · green · unseasoned · unripe · undeveloped · impressionable · innocent · sheltered · unworldly