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Juvenile synonyms

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youthful
Typical of or suggesting youth:
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  1. Typical of or suggesting youth:
  2. Young; possessing youth; not yet old or mature
  3. Fresh; vigorous; active
adolescent
Characteristic of adolescence; immature:
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  1. Characteristic of adolescence; immature:
  2. Of or characteristic of adolescence; youthful, exuberant, immature, unsettled, etc.
  3. Developing from childhood to maturity; growing up
pubescent
Reaching or having recently reached puberty.
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  1. Reaching or having recently reached puberty.
  2. Covered with short hairs or soft down.
  3. Covered with a soft down, as many plants and insects
tender
Soft or delicate and easily chewed, broken, cut, etc.; fragile, succulent, etc.
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  1. Soft or delicate and easily chewed, broken, cut, etc.; fragile, succulent, etc.
  2. Gentle, mild, or light; not rough or heavy
  3. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy:
immature
Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
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  1. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
  2. Not fully grown or developed:
  3. Lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult, or of others one's own age
infantile
In the earliest stage of development
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  1. In the earliest stage of development
  2. Like, suitable for, or characteristic of an infant; babyish; childish or childlike; immature
  3. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish:
growing
Connected with growing
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  1. Connected with growing
  2. That grows.
beardless
(By extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.
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  1. (By extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.
  2. Lacking a beard.
  3. Young, callow, etc.
boyish
Characteristic of or befitting a boy:
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  1. Characteristic of or befitting a boy:
  2. Of, like, or fit for a boy or boys
  3. Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
girlish
Of or relating to girlhood.
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  1. Of or relating to girlhood.
  2. Characteristic of or befitting a girl:
  3. Of, like, or suitable to a girl or girlhood
formative
(Linguistics) Relating to the formation or inflection of words.
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  1. (Linguistics) Relating to the formation or inflection of words.
  2. (Linguis.) Serving to form words, as a prefix or suffix
  3. Giving or able to give form; helping to shape, develop, or mold
budding
That is beginning to develop.
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  1. That is beginning to develop.
  2. Being in an early developmental stage:
  3. A form of asexual reproduction in living organisms in which new individuals form from outgrowths (buds) on the bodies of mature organisms. These outgrowths grow by means of mitotic cell division. Many simple multicellular animals such as hydras and unicellular organisms such as yeasts reproduce by budding.
unfledged
(Figuratively) inexperienced, like a tyro or novice
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  1. (Figuratively) inexperienced, like a tyro or novice
  2. Of a bird that has yet to develop its wings and feathers and become able to fly
  3. Not having the feathers necessary to fly. Used of a young bird.
teenage
Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
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  1. Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  2. In one's teens
  3. Of, characteristic of, or for persons in their teens
junior
The younger
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  1. The younger
  2. Made up of younger members
  3. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
younger
Comparative form of young: more young
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  1. Comparative form of young: more young
developing
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
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  1. Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
  2. Having a relatively low level of industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity:
fresh
Fairly strong and often cool; brisk:
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  1. Fairly strong and often cool; brisk:
  2. Having the glowing or unspoiled appearance of youth:
  3. Not worn, soiled, faded, etc.; vivid; bright; clean
blooming
Flowering; blossoming
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  1. Flowering; blossoming
  2. (Informal) Utter; complete
  3. Used as an intensive:
unweaned
(Especially of an animal) Not yet weaned; still being suckled.
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  1. (Especially of an animal) Not yet weaned; still being suckled.
  2. (Figuratively) Naive, wet behind the ears, green, inexperienced.
unformed
Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed.
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  1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed.
  2. Not yet given a physical existence; uncreated.
  3. Having no regular form or shape; shapeless
plastic
Able to change and adapt, especially by acquiring alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills. Used of the central nervous system.
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  1. Able to change and adapt, especially by acquiring alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills. Used of the central nervous system.
  2. Made of a plastic or plastics:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed:
green
Made with green or leafy vegetables:
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  1. Made with green or leafy vegetables:
  2. Beneficial to the environment or less harmful to the environment than others:
  3. Not dried or aged:
sappy
Full of sap; juicy
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  1. Full of sap; juicy
  2. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
  3. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
immature
Not fully grown or developed:
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  1. Not fully grown or developed:
  2. Lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult, or of others one's own age
  3. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
callow
Still lacking the feathers needed for flying; unfledged
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  1. Still lacking the feathers needed for flying; unfledged
  2. Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature:
puerile
(Archaic) Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
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  1. (Archaic) Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
  2. Silly or trivial, esp. in a childish way or as a result of immaturity
  3. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish.
childish
Not fit for an adult; immature; silly
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  1. Not fit for an adult; immature; silly
  2. Behaving immaturely.
  3. Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile:
green
Beneficial to the environment or less harmful to the environment than others:
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  1. Beneficial to the environment or less harmful to the environment than others:
  2. Vigorous or robust:
  3. Not grown up; young:
immature
Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
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  1. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
  2. Lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult, or of others one's own age
  3. Silly or childish in behavior.
infant
Newly begun or formed:
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  1. Newly begun or formed:
  2. Of or for infants or infancy
  3. Intended for infants or young children.
young
Lacking experience or practice; immature; raw; ignorant; green
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  1. Lacking experience or practice; immature; raw; ignorant; green
  2. Lacking experience; immature:
  3. Newly begun or formed; not advanced:
youthful
Characteristic of young people.
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  1. Characteristic of young people.
  2. Young; possessing youth; not yet old or mature
  3. (Geology) Young:
childish
Behaving immaturely.
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  1. Behaving immaturely.
  2. Not fit for an adult; immature; silly
  3. Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile:
immature
Not fully grown or developed:
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  1. Not fully grown or developed:
  2. Lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult, or of others one's own age
  3. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
infantile
Like, suitable for, or characteristic of an infant; babyish; childish or childlike; immature
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  1. Like, suitable for, or characteristic of an infant; babyish; childish or childlike; immature
  2. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish:
  3. Childish; immature.
puerile
Silly or trivial, esp. in a childish way or as a result of immaturity
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  1. Silly or trivial, esp. in a childish way or as a result of immaturity
  2. (Archaic) Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
  3. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish.
bud
The stage or condition of having buds:
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  1. The stage or condition of having buds:
  2. Any undeveloped or immature person or thing
  3. Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy:
child
Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
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  1. Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:
innocent
A very young child.
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  1. A very young child.
  2. A person knowing no evil or sin, such as a child
moppet
(Informal) A little child
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  1. (Informal) A little child
  2. A young child.
  3. (Colloquial) A child.
tot
A small child.
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  1. A small child.
  2. A young child
kid
A young person.
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  1. A young person.
  2. (Slang) Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person:
  3. (Informal) A child.
bairn
(Scot.) A son or daughter; child
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  1. (Scot.) A son or daughter; child
  2. A child.
child
A person under the age of majority. See also age.
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  1. A person under the age of majority. See also age.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:
infant
A very young child; baby
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  1. A very young child; baby
  2. A person in the state of legal infancy; minor
  3. (Law) A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
minor
A minor term.
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  1. A minor term.
  2. (Educ.) A minor subject or field of study
  3. (Music) A minor interval, key, etc.
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  • There is also an increase in juvenile delinquency.

  • The city has a juvenile court, and maintains a free employment bureau.

  • Fred and his juvenile helpers had located a picture of Reverend Martin and his wife in an old museum collection of early Ouray papers and photos.

  • Special juvenile courts may be established in cities of the first and second class.

  • Uh-huh, and there weren't so many juvenile delinquents then either.

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