Minority
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
minority (noun)1.
a) the period before attainment of majority
b) the state of being a legal - minor
2.
the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole , specifically a group having less than the number of votes necessary for control
3.
a) a part of a population differing from others in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment
b) a member of a minority group - an effort to hire more minorities
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
minority (noun)the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
SYNONYMS:
minority, nonageRELATED WORDS:
boyhood, girlhood, preadolescence, youth; bloom, flush, heyday, prime; majority, maturity; manhood, womanhood; babyhood, infancy