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juvenile

  • adjective
  • ju·ven·ile
  • /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/

Young; not fully developed.

Other meanings

  1. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.

Related words

  • juvenilism
  • postjuvenile
  • prejuvenile
  • subjuvenile
  • unjuvenile
  • juvenile diabetes
  • juvenile hormone
  • juvenility
  • juvenilization
  • nonjuvenile
  • juvenileness
  • antijuvenile

Word history

From Latin "iuvenīlis" (youthful; juvenile).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “juvenile” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.