Definition of juveniles Juveniles
/ʤuˈvʌnʌlz/ - [juvunulz] -
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What does juveniles mean?
Wiktionary 
- juveniles (Noun)
Plural of juvenile.
Part of speech
🔤- juveniles, noun, plural of juvenile.
WordNet
NounPlural: juveniles |
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| juvenile - a young person, not fully developed | ||
| juvenile person | ||
| grownup, adult any mature animal | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| juvenile body the body of a young person | ||
| preteen, preteenager a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" | ||
| adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | ||
| youngster, minor, tiddler, tike, nestling, nipper, small fry, tyke, shaver, fry, child, kid young bird not yet fledged | ||
| ingenue the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play | ||
Adjective |
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| juvenile - of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions" | ||
| juvenile - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" | ||
| adolescent, jejune, puerile | ||
| immature not yet mature | ||
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Wiktionary
- juvenile (Noun)
A prepubescent child. - juvenile (Noun)
A person not legally of age , or who is younger than may be charged with an offence. - juvenile (Noun)
An animal that is not sexually mature. - juvenile (Noun)
An actor playing a child's role. - juvenile (Adjective)
young; not fully developed. - juvenile (Adjective)
Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- juvenile (a.)
Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. - juvenile (a.)
Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports. - juvenile (n.)
A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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juvenile
An organism that is not sexually mature.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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juvenile
jōō′ve-nīl, or -nil, adj. young: pertaining or suited to youth: puerile.—n. a young person: a book written for such: an actor who plays youthful parts.—ns. Ju′venileness, Juvenil′ity. [Fr.,—L. juvenilis—juvenis, young.]
Part of speech
🔤- juvenile, noun, singular of juveniles.
