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juvenile
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ju·ve·nile  (jv-nl, -nl)
adj.
1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
2. Of, relating to, characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people: juvenile fashions.
3. Marked by immaturity; childish: juvenile behavior. See Synonyms at young.
n.
1.
a. A young person; a child.
b. A young animal that has not reached sexual maturity.
2. An actor who plays roles of children or young persons.
3. A children's book.

[Latin iuvenlis, from iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.]

juve·nilely adv.
juve·nileness n.

juvenile
Adjective
1. young; not fully adult: juvenile offenders
2. of or for young people: juvenile court
3. immature in behaviour
Noun
a young person [Latin juvenilis]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.juvenilejuvenile - a young person, not fully developed
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
juvenile body - the body of a young person
preteen, preteenager - a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens"
adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
ingenue - an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)
adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
Adj.1.juvenile - of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
2.juvenile - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

juvenile
noun 1. child, youth, minor, girl, boy, teenager, infant, adolescent << OPPOSITE adult
adjective 2. young, junior, adolescent, youthful, immature << OPPOSITE adult
Translations
juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl] adjjuvenil; [court] → de menores
njoven m/f; menor m/f de edad

juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl] adjjuvénile; [court, books] → pour enfants
nadolescent(e)

juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl] adj (crime, offenders) → Jugend-;
(humour, mentality) → kindisch, unreif
nJugendliche(r) f(m)

juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl] adjgiovane, giovanile; [court] → dei minorenni; [books] → per ragazzi
ngiovane m/f; minorenne m/f

juvenile
adj juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənail]
1 (also noun) (a person who is) young or youthful She will not be sent to prison – she is still a juvenile; juvenile offenders. jongeling, jong mens, jeugdige حَدَث непълнолетен nedospělý mindreårig jugendlich;der/die Jugendliche νεαρός, νεανικός, ανήλικος, που έχει σχέση με ανήλικους juvenil alaealine, nooru(sli)k جوان؛ نوجوان nuori, nuoriso jeune, mineur צָעִיר तरुण संबंधी mladac, mladenački fiatal(korú) remaja ungur minorenne, giovane 少年・少女の 나이 어린 nepilnametis jauneklis; pusaudzis; jaunekļa-; pusaudža- budak-budak jeugd- ung(dommelig), barne-, ungdoms- młodociany menor (de idade) juvenil подросток mladistvý, neplnoletý mladoleten; mladoletnik maloletnik ungdom, minderårig เยาวชน genç; gençler için 青少年的 юний; юнак کمسن، جوان vị thành niên 青少年
2 childish juvenile behaviour. jeuglike, kinderlike صِبياني، خاص بالأحْداث детински dětinský, dětský barnlig kindisch ανώριμος, παιδιάστικος infantil lapsik بچگانه kypsymätön puéril יַלדוּתִי किशोर एवं मूर्ख djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 어린이다운 vaikiškas bērnišķīgs; muļķīgs kebudak-budakan kinderachtig barnslig dziecinny infantil copilăros ребяческий detinský otročji nezrelo barnslig, omogen ทีทำตัวเหมือนเด็ก çocukça; aklı bir karış havada 幼稚的 юнацький ناپختہ ، نادان trẻ con 稚的


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