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underage en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • ŭn-dər-ājʹ
  • /ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From under- + age.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
    • underage marriage
    • He was arrested for driving while underage.
    • The bar was fined for serving alcohol to an underage customer.
    • underage drinking
  2. (not-comparable) Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
    • underage offender
  3. (Ireland, not-comparable, of a team or competition) Limited to players below a certain age; junior.
    • Even if an underage team is stacked with talent, there is still only one senior team they can graduate to and there are a finite amount of places. 2025 August 21, Karol Dillon, “Why a new team manager can be key to U20 footballers turning senior”, in Brainstorm, Ireland: RTÉ:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
under age alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

overage · of age · senior (limited to players below a certain age)

Deriveds

underager

Hyponyms

youth (limited to players below a certain age) · age grade (limited to players below a certain age)

Synonyms

minor (not legal)

Translations (59)

hsb małolětny (below legal age) · ru несовершенноле́тний (still a minor) · uk неповнолі́тній (below legal age) · nb umyndig (below legal age) · el ανήλικος (still a minor) · bg малоле́тен (still a minor) · hy անչափահաս (still a minor) · sh maloljetan (below legal age) · dsb małolětny (below legal age) · it minore (still a minor) · nl minderjarig (still a minor) · dsb njedolětny (below legal age) · bg малоле́тен (below legal age) · bg непълноле́тен (still a minor) · uk малолі́тній (still a minor) · fi alaikäinen (still a minor) · ga faoi aois (below legal age) · pt menor (below legal age) · hu kiskorú (still a minor) · hy անչափահաս (below legal age) · sv omyndig (below legal age) · nb mindreårig (below legal age) · bg непълноле́тен (below legal age) · ar قَاصِر (still a minor) · gu સગીર (below legal age) · cmn 未成年 (below legal age) · tr reşit olmayan (below legal age) · da mindreårig (still a minor) · cy tan oed (below legal age) · fi alaikäinen (below legal age) · de minderjährig (below legal age) · sv minderårig (still a minor) · ka არასრულწლოვანი (still a minor) · ar قَاصِر (below legal age) · sv minderårig (below legal age) · nn umyndig (below legal age) · nn mindreårig (below legal age) · uk неповнолі́тній (still a minor) · nn mindreårig (still a minor) · ja 未成年 (below legal age) · fr mineur (below legal age) · sh малољетан (below legal age) · no mindreårig (still a minor) · ca menor d'edat (below legal age) · eo neplenaĝa (below legal age) · et alaealine (below legal age) · hi नाबालिग (still a minor) · pl niepełnoletni (below legal age) · da umyndig (below legal age) · ka არასრულწლოვანი (below legal age) · fr mineur (still a minor) · de minderjährig (still a minor) · ru несовершенноле́тний (below legal age) · da mindreårig (below legal age) · it minorenne (below legal age) · hsb njepołnolětny (below legal age) · hi नाबालिग (below legal age) · be непаўнале́тні (below legal age) · ru малоле́тний (still a minor)

underage en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌndəɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • ŭnʹ-dər-ĭj

Etymology

Etymology tree English under Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English underage From under + -age.

Meanings

  1. A deficit or shortfall in funds, inventory, or capacity.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underages Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

overage