 juvenile |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people | |
| Examples: | "juvenile diabetes" "juvenile fashions" |
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| Related terms: | youth | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | |
| Synonyms: | jejune puerile adolescent | |
| Examples: | "adolescent insecurity" "jejune responses to our problems" "their behavior was juvenile" "puerile jokes" |
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| Related terms: | immature | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a youthful person | |
| Synonyms: | juvenile_person | |
| Related terms: | adult person child young_person adolescent ingenue preteen juvenile_body | |
| Similar spelling: |
juvenility juvenal |
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