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ju⋅ve⋅nile
[joo-vuh-nl, -nahyl]
–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.
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| 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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ju·ve·nile (jōō'və-nīl', -nəl) adj.
[Latin iuvenīlis, from iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.] ju've·nile'ly adv., ju've·nile'ness n. |
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Juvenile
Ju"ve*nile\ (?; 277), a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juv['e]nile, juv['e]nil. See Young.]1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." --Glanvill. 2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports. Syn: Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.Juvenile
Ju"ve*nile\, n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. --C. Bront['e].
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Language Translation for : juvenile
Spanish:
juvenil,
German:
jugendlich;der, *die Jugendliche,
Japanese:
少年・少女の
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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ju·ve·nile
Pronunciation: 'jü-v&-"nIl, -n&l
Function: noun
: an individual who is under an age fixed by law (as 18 years) at which he or she would be charged as an adult for a criminal act —compare MINOR
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1ju·ve·nile
Pronunciation: 'jü-v&-"nIl, -v&n-&l
Function: adjective
1 : physiologically immature or undeveloped
2 : reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity
Main Entry: 2juvenile
Function: noun
1 : a young person; especially : one below the legally established age (as of 18) of adulthood
2 : a young individual resembling an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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