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ju·ve·nile
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və
nl
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-v
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-nl
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons:
juvenile books.
2.
young; youthful:
juvenile years.
3.
immature; childish; infantile:
His juvenile tantrums are not in keeping with his age.
noun
4.
a young person; youth.
5.
Theater
.
a.
a youthful male or female role.
b.
an actor or actress who plays such parts.
6.
a book for children.
7.
Ornithology
.
a young bird in the stage when it has fledged, if altricial, or has replaced down of hatching, if precocial.
8.
a two-year-old racehorse.
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Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
juvenīlis
youthful, equivalent to
juven
(
is
) youthful +
-īlis
-ile
Related forms
ju·ve·nile·ly,
adverb
pre·ju·ve·nile,
adjective
un·ju·ve·nile,
adjective
un·ju·ve·nile·ly,
adverb
un·ju·ve·nile·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
jejune
,
juvenile
.
Synonyms
1.
See
young.
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juvenile
(ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl)
—
adj
1.
young, youthful, or immature
2.
suitable or designed for young people:
juvenile pastimes
3.
(of animals or plants) not yet fully mature
4.
of or denoting young birds that have developed their first plumage of adult feathers
5.
geology
occurring at the earth's surface for the first time; new:
juvenile water
;
juvenile gases
—
n
6.
a juvenile person, animal, or plant
7.
an actor who performs youthful roles
8.
a book intended for young readers
[C17: from Latin
juvenīlis
youthful, from
juvenis
young]
'juvenilely
—
adv
'juvenileness
—
n
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Word Origin & History
juvenile
1625, from L. juvenilis "of or belonging to youth," from juvenis "young person," originally "young" (see
young
). Hence juvenilia "works of a person's youth" (1622). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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