juvenile (redirected from juvenile osteoporosis)

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.

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

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juve·nilely adv.

juve·nileness n.

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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl]

adj

1. young, youthful, or immature

2. suitable or designed for young people juvenile pastimes

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of animals or plants) not yet fully mature

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or denoting young birds that have developed their first plumage of adult feathers

5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology occurring at the earth's surface for the first time; new juvenile water juvenile gases

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a juvenile person, animal, or plant

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) an actor who performs youthful roles

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a book intended for young readers

[from Latin juvenīlis youthful, from juvenis young]

juvenilely  adv

juvenileness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	juvenile - a young person, not fully developed juvenile person 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" jejune, puerile, adolescent immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

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juvenile

noun

child, youth, minor, girl, boy, teenager, infant, adolescent The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen.
child adult, grown-up

adjective

1. young, junior, adolescent, youthful, immature a scheme to lock up persistent juvenile offenders
young adult, responsible, mature, grown-up

2. immature, childish, infantile, puerile, young, youthful, inexperienced, boyish, callow, undeveloped, unsophisticated, girlish, babyish, jejune As he gets older he becomes more juvenile.

Translations

juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

A. ADJ [books, sports etc] → juvenil (pej) → infantil (Jur) [court] → de menores
juvenile delinquent → delincuente mf juvenil
juvenile delinquency → delincuencia f juvenil

B. N → joven mf, menor mf

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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]

adj

[crime, offender] → juvénile

(= young) [bird, animal, player] → jeune

(= childish) [person] → puéril(e); [attitude, joke] → puéril(e)

n

(= young person) → adolescent(e) m/f
juvenile court n → tribunal m pour enfants
juvenile delinquency n → délinquance f juvénile
juvenile delinquent n → délinquant(e) m/f juvénile

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juvenile

n (Admin) → Jugendliche(r) mf; (= animal) → Jungtier nt

adj (= youthful) → jugendlich; (= for young people) → für Jugendliche; (pej) → kindisch, unreif; juvenile crime → Jugendkriminalität f

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juvenile:

juvenile center

n (US) → Heim nt → für jugendliche Straftäter

juvenile court

n → Jugendgericht nt

juvenile delinquency

n → Jugendkriminalität f, → Kriminalität f → bei Jugendlichen

juvenile delinquent

n → jugendlicher Straftäter, jugendliche Straftäterin

juvenile home

n (US) → Heim nt → für jugendliche Straftäter

juvenile lead

n (Theat) → Rolle f → des jugendlichen Hauptdarstellers; (actor) → jugendlicher Hauptdarsteller

juvenile offender

n (Jur) → jugendlicher Straftäter, jugendliche Straftäterin

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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvəˌnaɪl]

1. adj (offender) → minorenne; (crime) → minorile; (books, sports) → per ragazzi (pej) → puerile, infantile

2. n (Law) → minorenne m/f

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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvəˌnaɪl]

1. adj (offender) → minorenne; (crime) → minorile; (books, sports) → per ragazzi (pej) → puerile, infantile

2. n (Law) → minorenne m/f

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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 jeune, mineur צָעִיר तरुण संबंधी mladac, mladenački fiatal(korú) remaja ungur minorenne, giovane 少年・少女の 젊은 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 青少年的

2 childish juvenile behaviour. jeuglike, kinderlike صِبياني، خاص بالأحْداث детински dětinský, dětský barnlig kindisch ανώριμος, παιδιάστικος infantil lapsik بچگانه lapsellinen puéril יַלדוּתִי किशोर एवं मूर्ख djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 어린애 같은 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 幼稚的