Feedback
Juvenile
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Adj
●
Young; not
fully
developed.
●
Characteristic of
youth
or
immaturity
; childish.
Noun
●
A
prepubescent
child.
●
A person
younger
than the
age of majority
; a minor.
●
In 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.
●
In Literature:
A
publication
for
young adult
readers.
●
In Theater:
An
actor
playing
a child's role.
●
In Zoology & Baby animals:
A
sexually
immature
animal.
●
A two-year-old racehorse.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
juvenile
English
iuvenilis
Latin
iuvenis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Juvey
Milky
Puerile
Childish
Infant
Juvie
Young
Minors
Kiddish
Hebetic
Baby-Faced
Child
Underage
Antonyms
Adult
Mature
Nonjuvenile
Old
Senile
Related
Immature
Infantile
Puerile
Sophomoric
Adolescent
Crass
Petulant
Teenager
Teen
Minor
Youth
Vulgar
Offender
Moronic
Kid
Trite
Petty
Victim
Person
Criminal
Babyish
Pathetic
Suspect
Idiotic
Individual
Shallow
Defendant
Student
Offenders
Delinquency
Narcissistic
Woman
Crime
Court
Accused
Churlish
Delinquent
Parent
Inmate
Patient
Perpetrator
Prisoner
Judge
Larval
Female
Thoughtless
Children
Prosecution
Probation
Learner
Convict
Inmates
Delinquents
Sentencing
Infant
Mean Spirited
Police Officer
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better