underage en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- ŭn-dər-ājʹ
- /ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From under- + age.
Meanings
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(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
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(not-comparable) Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
underage offender
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| under age | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
overage · of age · senior (limited to players below a certain age)
Deriveds
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)