juvenile

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English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/, /ˈd͡ʒuːvənəl/
• Hyphenation: ju‧ven‧ile

Adjective

juvenile (comparative more juvenile, superlative most juvenile)

1. Young; not fully developed.
2. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.

   Synonyms: infantile, juvey (colloquial), puerile; see also Thesaurus:childish

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Noun

juvenile (plural juveniles)

1. A prepubescent child.
2. A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.

   Synonyms: (dated) infant, (colloquial) juvie
3. (criminal law) 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. (literature) A publication for young adult readers.
5. (theater) An actor playing a child's role.
6. (zoology) A sexually immature animal.
7. A two-year-old racehorse.

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Further reading

• juvenile (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Adjective

juvenīle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of juvenīlis

Swedish

Adjective

juvenile

1. definite natural masculine singular of juvenil