juvenile
Meanings
Plural: juveniles
Noun
- a young person, not fully developed
- A prepubescent child.
- A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
- A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
- A publication for young adult readers.
- An actor playing a child's role.
- A sexually immature animal.
- A two-year-old racehorse.
Adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
- "juvenile diabetes"
- "juvenile fashions"
Adjective Satellite
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
- "their behavior was juvenile"
Adj
- Young; not fully developed.
- Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”).
Synonyms
adolescent, babish, babyish, bairnish, childish, dootsie, hissy, immature, infant, infantile, infantine, jejune, juvenile, juvenile person, juvey, juvie, kiddish, lactifluous, milky, puerile
Antonyms
adult, mature, nonjuvenile, old, senile
Scrabble Score: 18
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