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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a young person, not fully developed;
[syn: juvenile, juvenile person]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people;
- Example: "juvenile diabetes"
- Example: "juvenile fashions"

2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity;
- Example: "adolescent insecurity"
- Example: "jejune responses to our problems"
- Example: "their behavior was juvenile"
- Example: "puerile jokes"
[syn: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile
      exercitation." --Glanvill.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

   3. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile;
      infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum.
      [PJC]

   Syn: Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.
        [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Juvenile \Ju"ve*nile\, n.
   A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
   --C. Bront['e].
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

juvenile
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for
           children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile
           fashions"
    2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
       insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
       behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent,
       jejune, juvenile, puerile]
    n 1: a young person, not fully developed [syn: juvenile,
         juvenile person] [ant: adult, grownup]