mindreårig — meaning in English

English meaning

• infant noun A very young child, roughly from birth up to around two years old.
• minor adj Lesser in size, seriousness, or importance compared with something else.
• underage adjective Below the legal age required for an activity, such as drinking or driving.

Senses

mindreårig is used for these senses in English:

• infant (legal) A minor.
• minor (Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.
• underage Below the legal age (usually age 18) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
• underage Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.

infant — full definition

1. noun A very young child, roughly from birth up to around two years old.
2. adjective Relating to the early years of primary school.

minor — full definition

1. adj Lesser in size, seriousness, or importance compared with something else.
2. adj Not yet having reached the legal age of adulthood.
3. noun A person who is under the legal age of adulthood.
4. noun A secondary subject of study alongside a student's main degree.
5. verb To study a subject as a secondary field alongside one's main degree.

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