juvenile

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: juvenile personadolescentjejunepuerile

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a young person, not fully developedSynonyms: juvenile person

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: adolescentjejunepuerile
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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