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underage

[ uhn-der-eyj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

underage

[ uhn-der-ij ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

underage

/ ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ /

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

First recorded in 1585–95; under- + age

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

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.”

Researchers found very few underage sex workers actually working.

They were both underage and drinking was one of the many ways they could get thrown out of base housing.

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