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Webster 1913 Edition


Juvenile

Ju′ve-nile

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
juvenilis
, from
juvenis
young; akin to E.
young
: cf. F.
juvénile
,
juvénil
. See
Young
.]
1.
Young; youthful;
as, a
juvenile
appearance
.
“A juvenile exercitation.”
Glanvill.
Syn. – Puerile; boyish; childish. See
Youthful
.

Ju′ve-nile

,
Noun.
A young person or youth; – used sportively or familiarly.
C. Bronté.

Webster 1828 Edition


Juvenile

JU'VENILE

,
Adj.
[L. juvenilis, from juvenis, young.]
1.
Young; youthful; as juvenile years or age.
2.
Pertaining or suited to youth; as juvenile sports.

Definition 2024


juvenile

juvenile

See also: juvénile

English

Adjective

juvenile (comparative more juvenile, superlative most juvenile)

  1. young; not fully developed
  2. characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish

Translations

Noun

juvenile (plural juveniles)

  1. a prepubescent child
  2. a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
  3. an animal that is not sexually mature
  4. an actor playing a child's role

Derived terms

Translations


Latin

Adjective

juvenīle

  1. nominative neuter singular of juvenīlis
  2. accusative neuter singular of juvenīlis
  3. vocative neuter singular of juvenīlis