Minority
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. A member of an ethnic minority. Youth; period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood.
Example sentence: The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.
Nonage
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the period of time during which one is a minora time of immaturitya ninth part or portion, esp. of movable goods once payable to clergy upon death of a parishioner