underage

English

Etymology 1

under +‎ age

Alternative forms

• under age

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭn-dər-ājʹ, IPA: /ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ/, X-SAMPA: /%Vnd@r"eIdZ/
• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Adjective

underage (comparative more underage, superlative most underage)

1. below the normal or legal age for some activity, such as drinking or having sex
2. not yet a legal adult; still a minor.

Translations

below legal age

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 未成年 (cmn) (wèichéngnián)

• Finnish: alaikäinen (fi)
• French: mineur (fr)

• German: minderjährig (de)
• Italian: minorenne (it)
• Japanese: 未成年 (ja) (みせいねん, miseinen)
• Russian: несовершеннолетний (ru) (nesoveršennolétnij) 

still a minor

• Dutch: minderjarig (nl)
• Finnish: alaikäinen (fi)
• French: mineur (fr) m

• German: minderjährig (de)
• Russian: несовершеннолетний (ru) (nesoveršennolétnij) , малолетний (ru) (malolétnij) 

Etymology 2

under +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭnʹ-dər-ĭj, IPA: /ˈʌndərɪdʒ/, X-SAMPA: /"Vnd@rIdZ/

Noun

underage (plural underages)

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

Related terms

• overage

Translations

deficit in funds — see deficit

Anagrams

• dungaree