How to spell underage

Underage is spelled U-N-D-E-R-A-G-E.

hear itun·der·age/'əndərɪdʒ/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Not of legal age or too young.

In a sentence: The underage puppy couldn't go to the dog park yet.

Same family: age, aged, underaged, teenager, minor. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Underage” is formed from the preposition “under” plus the noun “age,” literally meaning ‘under the (legal) age.’ It became common in legal and official English in the late 1800s to describe people not yet old enough for certain rights, like voting or drinking.

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