juvenile

juvenile
I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French juvénile, from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis young personmore at young Date: 1625 1. a. physiologically immature or undeveloped ; young b. derived from sources within the earth and coming to the surface for the first timeused especially of water and gas 2. of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people <
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3. reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity ; childish II. noun Date: 1733 1. a. a young person ; youth b. a book for children or young people 2. a young individual resembling an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity: as a. a fledged bird not yet in adult plumage b. a 2-year-old racehorse 3. an actor or actress who plays youthful parts

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  • juvénile — [ ʒyvenil ] adj. • v. 1460; juvenil v. 1112; lat. juvenilis 1 ♦ Qui est propre à la jeunesse. ⇒ jeune. Fraîcheur, grâce juvénile. Air, sourire juvénile. « Tout était juvénile sur ces visages : la roseur de la joue [...] l œil frais » (Martin du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Juvenile — Datos generales Nacimiento 26 de Marzo, 1975 (35 años) Origen Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Juvenile — may refer to: * A juvenile (organism) is an individual organism after birth (hatching, germination, etc .), but has not yet reached its adult form, maturity or size. * juvenile (law), a legal term referring to a minor * Juvenile fiction, a term… …   Wikipedia

  • juvenile — ju·ve·nile / jü və ˌnīl, nəl/ n: an individual who is under an age fixed by law (as 18 years) at which he or she would be charged as an adult for a criminal act compare minor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Juvenile — Naissance 25 mars 1975, Nouvelle Orleans, États Unis Pays d’origine  États Unis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • juvenile — (adj.) 1620s, from L. iuvenilis of or belonging to youth, from iuvenis young person, originally young (Cf. Fr. jeune; see YOUNG (Cf. young)). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816; Juvenile delinquent the following year …   Etymology dictionary

  • juvenile — has a neutral meaning ‘relating to or associated with young people’ (juvenile crime) and a derogatory meaning ‘immature’ (Behaving in a juvenile way) …   Modern English usage

  • juvenile — [adj] childish adolescent, babyish, beardless, blooming, boyish, budding, callow, childlike, developing, formative, fresh, girlish, green, growing, immature, inexperienced, infant, infantile, jejune, junior, kid stuff*, milk fed*, naive,… …   New thesaurus

  • Juvenile — Ju ve*nile, n. A young person or youth; used sportively or familiarly. C. Bront[ e]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • juvenile — *youthful, puerile, boyish, virgin, virginal, maiden Analogous words: immature, unmatured: callow, green, crude (see RUDE) Antonyms: adult: senile Contrasted words: *mature, matured, grown up …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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