D defs.my
Menu ☰
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Juvenile

/jo͞ov'-ən-əl/ · Ju·ve·nile · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/
01 a. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
  1. 1.
    Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
  3. 3.
    Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum.
Syn. Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.
02 n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
  1. 1.
    A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.