/
ˈdʒuːvənʌɪl/
adj.
- for or relating to young people, birds, or animals.
- childish.
n.
a young person, bird, or animal.
▸Law a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible (18 in most countries).
Derivative
- juvenility
/-ˈnɪlɪti/
n. - juvenilize
or juvenilise v.
Etymology
C17: from L. juvenilis, from juvenis ‘young, a young person’.
