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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More than a decade later, Epstein was charged in New York federal court with abusing and trafficking dozens of underage girls.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
He was accused of trafficking hundreds of underage girls and young women for more than 20 years.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
More than a decade later, Epstein was charged in New York federal court with abusing and trafficking dozens of underage girls.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
He was accused of trafficking hundreds of underage girls and young women for more than 20 years.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Instagram has installed a new privacy setting which will default all new and existing underage accounts to an automatic private mode.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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