Définition "juvenile" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

juvenile adj

1 young, youthful, or immature

2 suitable or designed for young people
juvenile pastimes

3 (of animals or plants) not yet fully mature

4 of or denoting young birds that have developed their first plumage of adult feathers

5 (Geology) occurring at the earth's surface for the first time; new
juvenile water

6 a juvenile person, animal, or plant

7 an actor who performs youthful roles

8 a book intended for young readers
(C17: from Latin juvenilis youthful, from juvenis young)
♦ juvenilely adv
♦ juvenileness n

juvenile court n the former name for → youth court

juvenile delinquency n
antisocial or criminal conduct by juvenile delinquents

juvenile delinquent n
a child or young person guilty of some offence, act of vandalism, or antisocial behaviour or whose conduct is beyond parental control and who may be brought before a juvenile court

juvenile hormone n
a hormone, secreted by insects from a pair of glands behind the brain, that promotes the growth of larval characteristics and inhibits metamorphosis