non-adultn.adj.

1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 166 The instruction of non-adults in the elements of literature.

1839 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 2 228 The same result has been unexpectedly arrived at with respect to the adults and non-adults.

1916 M. Parmelee Poverty & Social Progress vi. 80 The weekly averages are 10s. for girls, 13s. 6d. for boys, and 12s. 6d. for non-adults as a whole.

1940 Far Eastern Surv. 9 130/2 The number of Chinese non-adults was quite numerous.

1993 Embalmer (BNC) 9 Genoves..found that its general shape in Anglo-Saxons was quite different from that in British mediaeval individuals of the same sex. Even in non-adults the notch may have some utility.

1839 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 2 227 Before passing to the non-adult population it may not be useless to [etc.].

1897 Philos. Trans. 1896 (Royal Soc.) A. 187 257 Variation-curves for non-adult populations appear to be frequently skew.

1920 S. Webb et al. Constit. Socialist Commonw. Great Brit. 112 Even if all imperialistic or capitalistic elements were eliminated from that dominion, and if it became merely a temporary guardianship of non-adult communities.

1974 Amer. Midland Naturalist 91 265 Information from nonadult animals.

1995 New Yorker 26 June 58/3 We have an adult selection [of computer video-games] and a non-adult selection.