underage
pronunciation
How to pronounce underage in British English:
UK [ˈʌndəreɪdʒ]
How to pronounce underage in American English:
US [ˈʌndərɪdʒ]
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- Adjective:
- not of legal age
- dependent by virtue of youth
Word Origin
- underage (adj.)
- also under-age, 1590s, from under + age (n.).
Example
- 1. We found no instances of intentional hiring of underage labor .
- 2. The audits also found five facilities that employed underage workers .
- 3. Laws against the systematic sexual abuse of underage children
- 4. The children of parents who disapprove of underage drinking drink less when they 're in college .
- 5. A man who drives his son 's underage girl into remote areas , that 's awfully mysterious .