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JUVENILE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word juvenile. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word juvenile. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for JUVENILE

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adolescent
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

noun

• a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

adjective satellite

• being of the age 13 through 19

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

• in the state of development between puberty and maturity

childish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• indicating a lack of maturity

childlike
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• befitting a young child

• exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

minor
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of lesser importance or stature or rank

• lesser in scope or effect

• inferior in number or size or amount

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

• not of legal age

• of lesser seriousness or danger

• of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

noun

• a young person of either sex

adjective satellite

• of the younger of two boys with the same family name

• warranting only temporal punishment

• relatively moderate, limited, or small

verb

• have as one's secondary field of study

pubescent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature

• covered with fine soft hairs or down

teen
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

adjective satellite

• being of the age 13 through 19

teenage
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being of the age 13 through 19

young
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

noun

• any immature animal

• United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

• young people collectively

• United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

• British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

• United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

• English poet (1683-1765)

• United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

• United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)

adjective satellite

• (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

• suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

• being in its early stage

• not tried or tested by experience

youthful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

puerile
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or characteristic of a child

adjective satellite

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

infant
nounn
noun

• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

jejune
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

• lacking interest or significance or impact

milky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resembling milk in color; not clear

juvenile person
noun

• a young person, not fully developed

Best Hypernyms For JUVENILE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for juvenile, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ADOLESCENT

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