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Vinony

underage

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/ / /ˈʌndəɹɪd͡ʒ/

adj

Etymology: From under- + age.

  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”

  2. Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.

    “underage offender”

  3. Limited 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.”

noun

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.

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