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English adjective: juvenile | |||
| 1. | juvenile of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people | ||
| Samples | Juvenile diabetes. Juvenile fashions. | ||
| 2. | juvenile displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | ||
| Samples | Adolescent insecurity. Jejune responses to our problems. Their behavior was juvenile. Puerile jokes. | ||
| Synonyms | adolescent, jejune, puerile | ||
| Similar | immature | ||
| Antonyms | mature | ||
English noun: juvenile | |||
| 1. | juvenile (person) a young person, not fully developed | ||
| Synonyms | juvenile person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adolescent, child, fry, ingenue, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, preteen, preteenager, shaver, small fry, spring chicken, stripling, teen, teenager, tiddler, tike, tyke, young person, youngster, younker, youth | ||
| Part holonym | juvenile body | ||
| Antonyms | adult, grownup | ||
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