3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
1. Young; youthful; as a juvenile appearance. ``A juvenile
exercitation.'' --Glanvill.
2. Of or pertaining to youth; as juvenile sports.
Syn: Puerile; boyish; childish. See {Youthful}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juvenile \Ju"ve*nile\, n.
A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
--C. Bront['e].
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
juvenile
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for
children; "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}, {puerile}]
n : a youthful person [syn: {juvenile person}] [ant: {adult}]
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