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Adjective: juvenile  'joo-vu,nI(-u)l or joo-vu-n(u)l
  1. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
    "their behaviour was juvenile";
    - adolescent, jejune, puerile
     
  2. Of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
    "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
Noun: juvenile  'joo-vu,nI(-u)l or joo-vu-n(u)l
  1. A young person, not fully developed
    - juvenile person

Derived forms: juveniles

See also: immature

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Juvenile