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Underage

adjective/ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪdʒ/
Definition
not of legal age
dependent by virtue of youth
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪdʒ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌʌndəɹˈeɪdʒ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌʌndəɹˈeɪdʒ/
3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚɹˈeɪdʒ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot of legal age
“minor children”
adjectivedependent by virtue of youth
Word Forms
minoritynounany age prior to the legal age
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
minderjährig
nicht volljährig
🇫🇷French
mineur
pas d'âge légal
🇪🇸Spanish
menor de edad
no mayor de edad
🇮🇹Italian
minorenne
non maggiorenne
🇳🇱Dutch
minderjarig
niet de wettelijke leeftijd
🇵🇹Portuguese
menor de idade
não é maior de idade
🇷🇺Russian
несовершеннолетний
не достиг совершеннолетия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवयस्क
कानूनी उम्र का नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
কম বয়সী
আইনি বয়সের নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
வயது குறைந்த
சட்டப்பூர்வ வயது இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
తక్కువ వయస్సు
చట్టపరమైన వయస్సు కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
अल्पवयीन
कायदेशीर वयाचे नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
સગીર
કાનૂની વયની નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ತ
ಕಾನೂನು ವಯಸ್ಸು ಅಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രായപൂർത്തിയാകാത്ത
നിയമപരമായ പ്രായം അല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਾਬਾਲਗ
ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਉਮਰ ਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
کم عمر
قانونی عمر کا نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
未成年人
未达到法定年龄
🇯🇵Japanese
未成年者
法定年齢に達していない
🇰🇷Korean
부족
법적 연령이 아님
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chưa đủ tuổi
không đủ tuổi hợp pháp
🇹🇭Thai
ยังไม่บรรลุนิติภาวะ
ไม่บรรลุนิติภาวะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
di bawah umur
belum cukup umur menurut hukum
🇵🇭Filipino
menor de edad
wala sa legal na edad
🇲🇾Malay
bawah umur
bukan umur yang sah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تحت السن القانونية
ليس من السن القانونية
🇮🇷Persian
زیر سن
نه به سن قانونی
🇹🇷Turkish
reşit olmayan
reşit olmayan
🇮🇱Hebrew
קטינים
לא בגיל חוקי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'underage'?
The primary meaning of 'underage' is 'not of legal age'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'underage' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'underage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'underage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'underage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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