Juvenile

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  • adj. Of, relating to, characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people: juvenile fashions.
  • adj. Marked by immaturity; childish: juvenile behavior. See Synonyms at young.
  • n. A young person; a child.
  • n. A young animal that has not reached sexual maturity.
  • n. An actor who plays roles of children or young persons.
  • n. A children's book.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. young; not fully developed
  • adj. characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish
  • n. a prepubescent child
  • n. a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
  • n. an animal that is not sexually mature
  • n. an actor playing a child's role
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Young; youthful.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to youth.
  • adj. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile.
  • n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Young; youthful: as, a juvenile manner; a juvenile part in a play.
  • Pertaining or suited to youth: as, juvenile sports or books.
  • Synonyms Boyish, Puerile, etc. See youthful.
  • n. A young person; a youth.
  • n. A book written for young persons or children.
  • n. Theat., an actor who plays youthful parts:
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a young person, not fully developed
  • adj. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  • adj. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
  • Equivalent
    immature   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    puerile    childish    boyish    youthful    young    immature    infantile    child   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    youthful    literary    romantic    petty    sexual    provincial    infantile    admirable