menor

/meˈnoɾ/ · A2 · adj

underage, underaged

🧒 menor = English minor: same Latin root, a person under the legal age

From Latin minor, meaning smaller or lesser. Spanish kept it as menor; English borrowed it as minor. Menor de edad = lesser of age, i.e. under 18. Swap the i for an e and you already know the word.

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