juvenile

ju·ve·nile

 (jo͞o′və-nīl′, -nəl)

adj.

1.

a. Not fully grown or developed; young.

b. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity: a bird still in juvenile plumage.

2. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people: juvenile fashions.

3. Marked by immaturity; childish: juvenile behavior. See Synonyms at young.

4. Geology Relating to or being water, gas, or a mineral-rich fluid believed to have originated from magma and to have come to the earth's surface for the first time.

n.

1.

a. A young person; a child.

b. A young animal that has not reached sexual maturity.

c. A two-year-old racehorse.

2. An actor who plays roles of children or young persons.

3. A children's book.

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

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ju′ve·nile′ly adv.

ju′ve·nile′ness n.

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juvenile

(ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl)

adj

1. young, youthful, or immature

2. suitable or designed for young people: juvenile pastimes.

3. (Biology) (of animals or plants) not yet fully mature

4. (Zoology) of or denoting young birds that have developed their first plumage of adult feathers

5. (Geological Science) geology occurring at the earth's surface for the first time; new: juvenile water; juvenile gases.

n

6. (Biology) a juvenile person, animal, or plant

7. (Theatre) an actor who performs youthful roles

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

[C17: from Latin juvenīlis youthful, from juvenis young]

ˈjuveˌnilely adv

ˈjuveˌnileness n

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ju•ve•nile

(ˈdʒu və nl, -ˌnaɪl)

adj.

1. of, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people: juvenile interests; juvenile books.

2. young; youthful.

3. immature; childish: juvenile tantrums.

n.

4. a young person; youth.

5.

a. a youthful male or female theatrical role.

b. an actor or actress who plays such parts.

6. a book for children.

7. a young bird when first fully feathered and before reaching maturity.

8. a two-year-old racehorse.

[1615–25; < Latin juvenīlis of a youth, youthful =juven(is) young + -īlis -ile²]

ju′ve•nile•ly, adv.

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ju·ve·nile

(jo͞o′və-nīl′)

An animal or plant that is not fully grown or developed.

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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

1. 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.

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juvenile

adjective

1. Being in an early period of growth or development:

green, immature, infant, young, youthful.

2. Of or characteristic of a child, especially in immaturity:

babyish, childish, immature, infantile, puerile.

noun

1. A young person between birth and puberty:

bud, child, innocent, moppet, tot, youngster.

Informal: kid.

Scots: bairn.

2. One who is not yet legally of age:

child.

Law: infant, minor.

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Translations

حَدَثصِبياني، خاص بالأحْداث

dětinskýdětskýnedospělý

barnligmindreårig

jugendlichJugendlicheJugendlicherkindisch

ανώριμοςνεανικός

juvenilinfantil

lapsinuori

adolescentjeunejuvénilepuéril

אינפנטיליילדותי

fiatalkorú

barnalegurungur

giovanileminorenneper ragazzifanciullo

nepilnametis

bērnišķīgsjaunekļa-jauneklismuļķīgspusaudža-

barne-ung

юный

aklı bir karış havadaçocukçagençgençler için

幼稚的青少年的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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/fjuvenile court n → tribunal m pour enfantsjuvenile delinquency n → délinquance f juvénilejuvenile delinquent n → délinquant(e) m/f juvénile

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

juvenile

[ˈdʒuːvəˌnaɪl]

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

2. n (Law) → minorenne m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

juvenile

(ˈdʒuːvənail) adjective

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 menor (de idade) nedospělý jugendlich; der/die Jugendliche mindreårig νεαρός, νεανικός, ανήλικος, που έχει σχέση με ανήλικους juvenil alaealine, nooru(sli)k جوان؛ نوجوان nuori jeune, mineurצעיר 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, barne-, ungdoms-młodociany زڼكى، زڼى، ځوان: دځوانى، دكوچنىوالى menor 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 infantil dětinský, dětský kindisch barnlig ανώριμος, παιδιάστικοςinfantil lapsik بچگانه lapsellinen puérilילדותי किशोर एवं मूर्ख djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 어린애 같은 vaikiškas bērnišķīgs; muļķīgs kebudak-budakan kinderachtigbarnsligdziecinny دكوچنىوالى 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

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ju·ve·nile

a. juvenil, joven;

___ arthritis → artritis ___;

___ cataract → catarata ___;

___ delinquency → delincuencia ___;

___ myoclonic epilepsy → epilepsia mioclónica ___;

___ on-set diabetes → principio de diabetes ___;

___ pelvis → pelvis ___;

___ periodontitis → periodontitis ___;

___ plantar dermatitis → dermatitis plantar ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

juvenile

adj juvenil

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