juvenile

English

Etymology

Latin iuvenilis, from iuvenis (“young”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒuː.vən.aɪl/, SAMPA: /"dZu:.v@n.aIl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʒuːvənəl/, SAMPA: /"dZu:v@n@l/

Adjective

juvenile (comparative more juvenile, superlative most juvenile)

1. young; not fully developed
2. characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish

Translations

young; not fully developed

Finnish: nuori (fi) French: juvénile (fr) Persian: جوان، درخور جوانی

Polish: młodociany (pl) m., małoletni (pl) m., młody (pl) m., młoda (pl) f., młode (pl) n. Scottish Gaelic: òganta (gd)

characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish

Bulgarian: детински (bg) (detínski) m. Danish: barnlig (da) Finnish: lapsellinen, nuorten- French: juvénile

Hebrew: ילדותי (he) (yalduti) m., ילדותית (yaldutith) f., אינפנטילי (he) Polish: dziecinny (pl) m. Scottish Gaelic: òganta (gd)

Noun

juvenile (plural juveniles)

1. a prepubescent child
2. a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
3. an animal that is not sexually mature
4. an actor playing a child's role

Derived terms

• (not of legal age): juvenile court, juvenile delinquent, juvenile detention center, juvenile hall

Translations

a prepubescent child

Finnish: lapsi (fi)

French: adolescent (fr)

a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence

Polish: nieletni (pl) m.

Slovene: mladoletnik m., mladoletnica f.

an animal that is not sexually mature

Finnish: nuori eläin

an actor playing a child's role