OFFSTAGE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adverb

behind the scenes; not on stage

Example: the actors were waiting offstage

Part of speech: Adverb

not in public

Example: the deal was done offstage

off – A related word in the same word family.

stage – A related word in the same word family.

Some English words are 'fossil words'—they only survive in idioms or fixed phrases.