adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; “adolescent insecurity”; “jejune responses to our problems”; “their behavior was juvenile”; “puerile jokes”
juvenile
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; “juvenile diabetes”; “juvenile fashions”
juvenile, juvenile person
(noun) a young person, not fully developed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
juvenile (comparative more juvenile, superlative most juvenile)
Young; not fully developed.
Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
• (characteristic of youth or immaturity): juvey (colloquial), milky, puerile; see also childish
• adult
• mature
• nonjuvenile
• old
• senile
juvenile (plural juveniles)
A prepubescent child.
A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
(criminal law) A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
(literature) A publication for young adult readers.
(theater) An actor playing a child's role.
(zoology) A sexually immature animal.
A two-year-old racehorse.
• (person younger than age of majority): infant (dated), juvie (colloquial)
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"ve*nile, a. Etym: [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvénile, juvénil. See Young.]
1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." Glanvill.
2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
Syn.
– Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.
Ju"ve*nile, n.
Definition: A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. C. Bronté.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
