underage

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/ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ//ˈʌndəɹɪd͡ʒ/

adjective

Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.

“underage drinking”

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Meanings

underage1

adjectiveunderage (not comparable)

alternative under age

  1. not comparableBelow the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.

    underage drinking

    3 more examples

    underage marriage

    The bar was fined for serving alcohol to an underage customer.

    He was arrested for driving while underage.

  2. not comparableNot yet a legal adult; still a minor.

    underage offender

  3. Irelandnot comparablehobbiesLimited 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

underage2

noununderage (plural underages)

plural underages

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

Synonyms & antonyms

not legal

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minor

adjectivenot of legal age

Similar
minornonaged

adjectivedependent by virtue of youth

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dependent
Also see
minornonaged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

underage · adjective

From under- + age.

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underage · noun

From under + -age.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic قَاصِر, قَاصِر
  • قَاصِر (qāṣir)below legal age
  • قَاصِر (qāṣir)still a minor
Bulgarian непълноле́тен, малоле́тен
  • непълноле́тен (nepălnoléten)below legal age
  • малоле́тен (maloléten)below legal age
  • непълноле́тен (nepălnoléten)still a minor
  • малоле́тен (maloléten)still a minor
Catalan menor d'edat
  • menor d'edatbelow legal age
Chinese Mandarin 未成年
  • 未成年 (wèichéngnián)below legal age
Danish mindreårig, umyndig
  • mindreårigbelow legal age
  • umyndigbelow legal age
  • mindreårigstill a minor
Dutch minderjarig
  • minderjarigstill a minor
Esperanto neplenaĝa
  • neplenaĝabelow legal age
Estonian alaealine
  • alaealinebelow legal age
Finnish alaikäinen, alaikäinen
  • alaikäinenbelow legal age
  • alaikäinenstill a minor
French mineur, mineur
  • mineurbelow legal age
  • mineurstill a minor
German minderjährig, minderjährig
  • minderjährigbelow legal age
  • minderjährigstill a minor
Greek ανήλικος
  • ανήλικος (anílikos)still a minor
Hindi नाबालिग, नाबालिग
  • नाबालिग (nābālig)below legal age
  • नाबालिग (nābālig)still a minor
Hungarian kiskorú
  • kiskorústill a minor
Irish faoi aois
  • faoi aoisbelow legal age
Italian minorenne, minore
  • minorennebelow legal age
  • minorestill a minor
Japanese 未成年
  • 未成年 (miseinen)below legal age
Norwegian Bokmål mindreårig, umyndig
  • mindreårigbelow legal age
  • umyndigbelow legal age
  • mindreårigstill a minor
Polish niepełnoletni
  • niepełnoletnibelow legal age
Portuguese menor
  • menorbelow legal age
Russian несовершенноле́тний, несовершенноле́тний
  • несовершенноле́тний (nesoveršennolétnij)below legal age
  • несовершенноле́тний (nesoveršennolétnij)still a minor
  • малоле́тний (malolétnij)still a minor
Swedish minderårig, omyndig
  • minderårigbelow legal age
  • omyndigbelow legal age
  • minderårigstill a minor
Turkish reşit olmayan
  • reşit olmayanbelow legal age
Ukrainian неповнолі́тній, неповнолі́тній
  • неповнолі́тній (nepovnolítnij)below legal age
  • неповнолі́тній (nepovnolítnij)still a minor
  • малолі́тній (malolítnij)still a minor
Welsh tan oed
  • tan oedbelow legal age

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with underage

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

underage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underage

MLA

“underage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underage.

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