Meaning · noun
minor
- a person under the age of majority (under 18 in Italy)
In a sentence
La vendita di alcolici ai minorenni è vietata dalla legge.
The sale of alcohol to minors is prohibited by law.
Quel minorenne non può firmare il contratto senza i genitori.
That minor cannot sign the contract without his parents.
I minorenni devono essere accompagnati da un genitore.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| minorenne | singular |
| minorenni | plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the singular (il/la minorenne); plural is i/le minorenni.
- Opposite of maggiorenne (adult, of age).
Meaning · adjective
underage, minor
- under the legal age of majority (under 18 in Italy)
In a sentence
I ragazzi minorenni non possono comprare alcolici.
Underage teens cannot buy alcohol.
Tuo fratello è ancora minorenne?
Is your brother still a minor?
Non permettiamo l'ingresso ai clienti minorenni dopo le dieci.
We do not allow underage customers in after ten.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| minorenne | masculine · singular |
| minorenne | feminine · singular |
| minorenni | masculine · plural |
| minorenni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Frequently used as a noun: 'un minorenne' (a minor, male), 'una minorenne' (a minor, female).
- The opposite is 'maggiorenne' (of legal age).
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