adj. & n.
--adj.
1. a young, youthful. b of or for young persons.
2 suited to or characteristic of youth.
3 often derog. immature (behaving in a very juvenile way).
--n.
1. a young person.
2 Commerce a book intended for young people.
3 an actor playing the part of a youthful person.
Phrases and idioms:
juvenile court a court for the trial of children under 17. juvenile delinquency offences committed by a person or persons below the age of legal responsibility. juvenile delinquent such an offender.
Derivatives:
juvenilely adv. juvenility n.
Etymology: L juvenilis f. juvenis young