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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

[L.

juvenilis

, from

juvenis

young; akin to E.

young

: cf. F.

juvénile

juvénil

. See

Young; youthful;

as, a

juvenile

appearance

“A juvenile exercitation.”

Glanvill.

Syn. – Puerile; boyish; childish. See

Noun.

A young person or youth; – used sportively or familiarly.

C. Bronté.

Adj.

[L. juvenilis, from juvenis, young.]

Young; youthful; as juvenile years or age.

Pertaining or suited to youth; as juvenile sports.