JUVENILE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word juvenile. (close relations)
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 |