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Definition of Juvenile
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people. "Juvenile fashions"
2. Noun. A young person, not fully developed.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Terms within: Juvenile Body
Specialized synonyms: Preteen, Preteenager, Adolescent, Stripling, Teen, Teenager, Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster, Ingenue, Spring Chicken, Young Person, Younker, Youth
Antonyms: Adult
3. Adjective. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity. "Puerile jokes"
Similar to: Immature
Derivative terms: Jejuneness, Jejunity, Juvenility, Puerility
Definition of Juvenile
1. a. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
2. n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
Definition of Juvenile
1. Adjective. young; not fully developed ¹
2. Adjective. characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish ¹
3. Noun. a prepubescent child ¹
4. Noun. a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence ¹
5. Noun. an animal that is not sexually mature ¹
6. Noun. an actor playing a child's role ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Juvenile
1. a young person [n -S]
Medical Definition of Juvenile
1. Pertaining to youth or childhood, young or immature. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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