[ 'dʒu:vənʌɪl ]
■ adjective
1》 for or relating to young people, birds, or animals.
2》 childish.
■ noun a young person, bird, or animal.
↘ Law a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible (18 in most countries).
Derivatives
juvenility -'nɪlɪti noun
juvenilize or juvenilise verb
Origin
C17: from L. juvenilis , from juvenis 'young, a young person'.