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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ju·ve·nile
ETYMOLOGY French or Latin; French juvénile, from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis young person — more at young DATE 1625 1. a. physiologically immature or undeveloped : young b. derived from sources within the earth and coming to the surface for the first time — used especially of water and gas 2. of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people juvenile books 3. reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity : childish
noun DATE 1733 1. a. a young person : youth b. a book for children or young people 2. a young individual resembling an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity: as a. a fledged bird not yet in adult plumage b. a 2-year-old racehorse 3. an actor or actress who plays youthful parts English Etymology juvenile 1625, from L. juvenilis "of or belonging to youth," from juvenis"young person," originally "young" (see young). Hence juvenilia"works of a person's youth" (1622). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 juvenile ju·ven·ile / 5dVu:vEnail; NAmE -vEnl / adjective1. [only before noun] (formal or law 律) connected with young people who are not yet adults 少年的；未成年的: juvenile crime / employment 少年犯罪；童工的雇用 juvenile offenders 少年罪犯 2. (disapproving) silly and more typical of a child than an adult 幼稚的；不成熟的；孩子气的 SYN childish :
juvenile behaviour 幼稚的行为 Don't be so juvenile! 别那么孩子气！ noun (formal or law 律) a young person who is not yet an adult 少年 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: CHILD 1, chickabiddy, kid, moppet, ||nipper, puss, youngling, young one, youngster, youthn. Function: adjective Synonyms: YOUNG 1, callow, green, immature, infant, unfledged, unripe, youthful Antonyms: adult Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: juvenile court , or juvenile delinquency , or juvenile delinquent , or juvenile insurance , or juvenile officer , or juvenile diabetes , or juvenile hormone , or juvenile-onset diabetes ju·ve·nile I. \ˈjüvəˌnīl, -_nəl sometimes -(ˌ)nil\ adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French juvénile, from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis young person (from juvenis young) + -ilis -ile — more at young 1. a. : of, relating to, or being a juvenile : physiologically immature or undeveloped : young < the baby snake varies in color and markings from the juvenile— Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) > < his appearance was juvenile — Elinor Wylie > < a juvenile period that is essentially asexual — W.C.Allee > < gave her a most juvenile and engaging look — Edna Ferber > < ten juvenile years of my life — F.N.Souza > b. : being or remaining in a youthful stage of development; specifically : being a plant in which the leaves are assumed to be similar to ancestral adult forms c. : magmatic < juvenile waters > 2. a. : of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people < a juvenile book > < a juvenile phase of love not yet warmed into passion — C.W.Cunnington > < a juvenile membership of 82,111 — C.W.Ferguson > b. : being or relating to an actor who plays a youthful part < played the juvenile lead in a new hit > 3. : reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity : unworthy of an adult : childish < the juvenile customs of fraternities — Harold Taylor > < regarded their desperate rebellion as juvenile melodrama — Paul Blanshard > < juvenile behavior > Synonyms: see youthful II. noun (-s) 1. a. : a young person : child , youth < observed some of the evil effects of factory labor upon juveniles— Paul Woodring > < leader of a gang of juveniles who stole a car recently — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > b. : a book for children or young people < a general trade book as well as a juvenile — Publishers' Weekly > 2. a. : a young individual fundamentally like an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity b. : a bird in juvenal plumage c. : a 2-year old racehorse 3. : an actor who plays youthful parts; sometimes : an actress who plays such parts |
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