underage
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ//
- //ˈʌndəɹɪd͡ʒ//
Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
adjective
- 1
Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
underage drinking
underage marriage
The bar was fined for serving alcohol to an underage customer.
He was arrested for driving while underage.
- 2
Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
underage offender
- 3
Limited to players below a certain age; junior.
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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.
Etymology
From under- + age.
noun
- 1
A deficit or shortfall in funds, inventory, or capacity.
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.
Forms
- plural
- underages
underage · Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
undercover · Performed or happening in secret.underdog · A competitor thought unlikely to win.underestimate · To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as…