English Explanatory Dictionary

juvenile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Young; not fully developed.
  2. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
noun
  1. A prepubescent child.
  2. A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
  3. A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
  4. A publication for young adult readers.
  5. An actor playing a child's role.
  6. A sexually immature animal.
  7. A two-year-old racehorse.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/ en-au-juvenile.ogg /ˈd͡ʒuːvənəl/ En-uk-juvenile.flac

Word forms

juvenile more juvenile most juvenile juveniles

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”).

Synonyms

infantile juvey puerile babish babyish bairnish childish dootsie hissy lactifluous infantine immature kiddish juvenile milky infant juvie

Antonyms

adult mature nonjuvenile old senile

Related words

juvenal juvenalia juvenescence juvenescent juvenilia

Derived words

antijuvenile juvenile diabetes juvenile hormone juvenilely juvenileness juvenilise juvenilize juvenilism juvenility juvenilization juvenoia juvenoid juvey nonjuvenile postjuvenile post-juvenile prejuvenile subjuvenile unjuvenile juvenile court juvenile delinquency juvenile delinquent juvenile detention center juvenile detention centre juvenile hall juvenile offending juvenile powder juvie juvy rejuvenile
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