Child and Underage

Child

Child noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.

Underage and child are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underage" instead a noun "Child".

Underage

Underage adjective - Not of legal age.

Child and underage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Child" instead a noun "Underage".

Both words in one sentence

  • The child may be adult or underage, the trope covers the entire spectrum from the nicest forms of Arranged Marriage to Old Man Marrying a Child.
  • Series / Children in Need As the name implies, it is dedicated to children and to rectifying "child issues" (child abuse, bullying, youth homelessness, underage prostitution, etc.).
  • B-Movie Child Bride (1938): A schoolteacher in the Ozarks campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying young, underage girls.
    Source: B-Movie
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