minorenne

minor; juvenile

noun mee-noh-REN-neh Rare

Usage Note

Minorenne can function as both a noun and an adjective. As a noun it is common gender — il minorenne / la minorenne — referring to a person under 18. As an adjective it is invariable for gender: un ragazzo minorenne / una ragazza minorenne. The legal opposite is maggiorenne (of age). Plural: i/le minorenni.

Examples

"L'accesso è vietato ai minorenni."

Natural Translation

Access is forbidden to minors.

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