underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-dər-ˈāj 
1
: of less than mature or legal age
2
: done by or involving underage persons
underage drinking
Examples of underage in a Sentence
They were not allowed into the club because they were underage.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: The law is meant to prevent underage kids from accessing pornographic websites.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
And with unrestricted access to AI image generators, teenage high school students in multiple instances have created deepfake nude imagery of their underage classmates, some resulting in criminal charges.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Smith allegedly later paid several students cash or sent them money via CashApp, the probable cause affidavit alleges, and also offered the underage children marijuana or alcohol on some occasions.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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