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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. adj. Of, relating to, characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people: juvenile fashions.
  3. adj. Marked by immaturity; childish: juvenile behavior. See Synonyms at young.
  4. n. A young person; a child.
  5. n. A young animal that has not reached sexual maturity.
  6. n. An actor who plays roles of children or young persons.
  7. n. A children's book.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Young; youthful: as, a juvenile manner; a juvenile part in a play.
  2. Pertaining or suited to youth: as, juvenile sports or books.
  3. Synonyms Boyish, Puerile, etc. See youthful.
  4. n. A young person; a youth.
  5. n. A book written for young persons or children.
  6. n. Theat., an actor who plays youthful parts: as, a first juvenile.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. young; not fully developed
  2. adj. characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish
  3. n. a prepubescent child
  4. n. a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
  5. n. an animal that is not sexually mature
  6. n. an actor playing a child's role

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Young; youthful.
  2. adj. Of or pertaining to youth.
  3. adj. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile.
  4. n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a young person, not fully developed
  2. adj. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  3. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

Etymologies

  1. Latin iuvenilis, from iuvenis ("young") (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin iuvenīlis, from iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • Prolagus Giovanile, in Italian, is used to describe a person that looks younger than he/she really is. It usually has the opposite effect: remarking the actual age of the person. Mar 28, 2009

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