underage
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underage¹
- /ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -eɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From under- + age.
adjective under age
- Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse. underage drinking
- Not yet a legal adult; still a minor. underage offender
- 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.
Similar: minor
underage²
- /ˈʌndəɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun underages
- A deficit or shortfall in funds, inventory, or capacity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: minor, dependent, nonaged, underaged, young, youth, child, adolescent, juvenile, age, small, petty, reduced, lower, under, shortfall
adjective
Similar: minor
Translations
Every language
adj below legal age
| 日本語 | 未成年 miseinen |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 未成年 wèichéngnián |
| हिन्दी | नाबालिग nābālig |
| Português | menor |
| Français | mineur |
| Deutsch | minderjährig |
| Italiano | minorenne |
| Русский | несовершенноле́тний nesoveršennolétnij |
| العربية | قَاصِر qāṣir |
adj still a minor
| हिन्दी | नाबालिग nābālig |
|---|---|
| Français | mineur |
| Deutsch | minderjährig |
| Italiano | minore |
| Ελληνικά | ανήλικος anílikos |
| Русский | несовершенноле́тний nesoveršennolétnij, малоле́тний malolétnij |
| العربية | قَاصِر qāṣir |
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