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juvenile Definition

ju·ve·nile (jo̵̅o̅′və nīl′, -nəl)

adjective

    1. young or youthful
    2. immature or childish
  2. of, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young persons
  3. Geol. emanating from the interior of the earth for the first time: said of gas, water, etc.

Etymology: L juvenilis < juvenis, young

noun

  1. a young person; child or youth
  2. an actor who plays youthful roles
  3. ☆ a book for young people
  4. a two-year-old race horse
  5. Biol. a young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult

juvenile Synonyms

juvenile

modif.

  1. Young

    youthful, adolescent, pubescent, tender, immature, infantile, growing, undeveloped, babyish, beardless, boyish, girlish, formative, budding, unfledged, teenage, junior, younger, developing, fresh, milk-fed, blooming, unweaned, unformed, plastic, green*, sappy*, kiddish*; see also young 1.

    Antonyms old*, elder*, elderly. *

  2. Suited to youth

    immature, callow, puerile, childish; see childish 1, naive, young 2. See syn. study at young.

juvenile Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fledge: Egyptian Goose bred successfully near Kimpton Mill ( TK ) with at least two fully fledged juveniles seen.
  • include: By 2000, the Welsh countryside supported an estimated 260 breeding pairs - representing almost 1,000 individual birds, including juveniles.
  • see: REPTILES Balkan Green Lizard Large green adults and small brown striped juveniles seen almost daily.
  • involve: There were occasional ID problems involving juveniles because of the time of year but nearby parents soon sorted this out.
  • execute: And he still hasn't told us whether he prays with a man known to execute developmentally disabled juveniles.
  • release: Newly released juveniles will need newly hatched Artemia and rotifers until they are a few days old.

Adjective modifier

  • small: REPTILES Balkan Green Lizard Large green adults and small brown striped juveniles seen almost daily.
  • Scottish: Transmissions received from the radios on the two Scottish juveniles this morning.
  • other: Adult ranges were exclusive of other adults at 35 % cores and juveniles of other juveniles at 20 % cores.
  • old: They were all 2-4 years old, mere juveniles.

Modifies a noun

  • delinquency: Much juvenile delinquency originates in broken or unhappy homes.
  • delinquent: Where juvenile delinquents white man to they became engraved such fund managers.
  • arthritis: At about three she was crippled by juvenile arthritis, or Still's Disease.
  • dermatomyositis: He was sent by his local hospital to Great Ormond Street where juvenile dermatomyositis was diagnosed, and a course of steroids commenced.
  • offender: Invitations to tender for the first secure training center for juvenile offenders will be issued shortly.
  • plumage: He is still in juvenile plumage, but seems to know that he is going to be beautiful.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: And please don't be so juvenile as to resort to baseless threats.
  • not: We are here for politics, not juvenile confrontation.

Used with adjective complement

fledge: A sixth fatality involved a newly fledged juvenile which was found grounded unable to fly.

Preposition: in

custody: He has worked as an appropriate adult for juveniles in custody.