underage¹

[uhn-der-eyj]

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adjective

lacking the required age, especially that of legal maturity.

Origin of underage¹

First recorded in 1585–95; under- + age

underage²

[uhn-der-ij]

noun

shortage; deficiency in amount.

Origin of underage²

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + -age

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Examples from the Web for underage

Contemporary Examples

Who else would see a former spouse accused of underage sex and call him ‘the greatest man there is’?
Fergie Dives Into Prince Andrew’s Sex Scandal
Tom Sykes
January 5, 2015
According to court papers, “[Wright] knew she was underage.”
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen
M.L. Nestel
December 11, 2014
Women who drink while pregnant—any amount—as well as underage drinkers, are also defined as “excessive drinkers.”
Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics
Gabrielle Glaser
November 25, 2014
For this reason, the focus on underage sex trafficking is all too often used as a feel-good feminism, eclipsing larger issues.
Somaly Mam And The Cult of Glamourized Victimhood
Amanda Marcotte
May 29, 2014
Even the pimps interviewed by the Urban Institute went out of their way to denounce sex slavery and trafficking of underage girls.
Somaly Mam And The Cult of Glamourized Victimhood
Amanda Marcotte
May 29, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for underage

underage

adjective

below the required or standard age, esp below the legal age for voting or drinking

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for underage

adj.

also under-age, 1590s, from under + age.

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underage2

Origin of underage2

Examples from the Web for underage

Contemporary Examples

Who else would see a former spouse accused of underage sex and call him ‘the greatest man there is’?

According to court papers, “[Wright] knew she was underage.”

Women who drink while pregnant—any amount—as well as underage drinkers, are also defined as “excessive drinkers.”

For this reason, the focus on underage sex trafficking is all too often used as a feel-good feminism, eclipsing larger issues.