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mature minor

mature minor noun: an unemancipated patient who has not attained the age of majority but should be permitted to choose or reject a particular health care treatment, sometimes without the knowledge or agreement of parents.

Noun

mature minor (plural mature minors)

  1. (Canada, US) An unemancipated patient who has not attained the age of majority but should be permitted to choose or reject a particular health care treatment, sometimes without the knowledge or agreement of parents.

Forms of mature minor

pluralmature minors

Questions about mature minor

What does mature minor mean?
Mature minor means an unemancipated patient who has not attained the age of majority but should be permitted to choose or reject a particular health care treatment, sometimes without the knowledge or agreement of parents.
What part of speech is mature minor?
Mature minor is a noun.
What is the plural of mature minor?
The plural of mature minor is mature minors.

Words near mature minor in the dictionary

  1. maturations
  2. maturative
  3. maturatives
  4. mature
  5. mature BL
  6. mature minor
  7. mature minors
  8. mature student
  9. mature students
  10. mature-age student
  11. mature-age students

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