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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, jeugdigeحَدَثнепълнолетенnedospělýmindreårigjugendlich;der/die Jugendlicheνεαρός, νεανικός, ανήλικος, που έχει σχέση με ανήλικουςjuvenilalaealine, nooru(sli)kجوان؛ نوجوانnuori, nuorisojeune, mineurצָעִירतरुण संबंधीmladac, mladenačkifiatal(korú)remajaungurminorenne, giovane少年・少女の나이 어린nepilnametisjauneklis; pusaudzis; jaunekļa-; pusaudža-budak-budakjeugd-ung(dommelig), barne-, ungdoms-młodocianymenor (de idade)juvenilподростокmladistvý, neplnoletýmladoleten; mladoletnikmaloletnikungdom, minderårigเยาวชนgenç; gençler için青少年的юний; юнакکمسن، جوانvị thành niên
2 childish juvenile behaviour.jeuglike, kinderlikeصِبياني، خاص بالأحْداثдетинскиdětinský, dětskýbarnligkindischανώριμος, παιδιάστικοςinfantillapsikبچگانهkypsymätönpuérilיַלדוּתִיकिशोर एवं मूर्खdjetinjastgyerekeskekanak-kanakanbarnalegurinfantile子供っぽい어린이다운vaikiškasbērnišķīgs; muļķīgskebudak-budakankinderachtigbarnsligdziecinnyinfantilcopilărosребяческийdetinskýotročjinezrelobarnslig, omogenทีทำตัวเหมือนเด็กçocukça; aklı bir karış havada幼稚的юнацькийناپختہ ، نادانtrẻ con稚的

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