Juvenile : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Juvenile	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Juvenile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
juvenile adj of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions" displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" Synonym(s): adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile n a young person, not fully developed [syn: juvenile, juvenile person] Antonym(s): adult, grownup
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juvenile \Ju"ve*nile\, n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. --C. Bront[82].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juvenile \Ju"venile\ (?; 277), a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juv[82]nile, juv[82]nil. See {Young}.] 1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile* appearance. [bd]A juvenile exercitation.[b8] --Glanvill. 2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports. Syn: Puerile; boyish; childish. See {Youthful}.