juvenile

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/ or /ˈdʒuːvənəl/

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• Hyphenation: ju‧ven‧ile

Adjective

Positive juvenile

Comparative more juvenile

Superlative most juvenile

1. If a person is juvenile, they are childish and immature.

Noun

Singular juvenile

Plural juveniles

1. A juvenile is a young stage in the development of an animal. It applies to animals which have 'direct development' from the egg, not those which undergo metamorphosis.

   Young male lions which do not have manes, and are not ready for breeding, are juveniles.