Another word for juvenile

juvenile Synonyms

juvenile

modif.

Young
youthful, adolescent, pubescent, tender, immature, infantile, growing, undeveloped, babyish, beardless, boyish, girlish, formative, budding, unfledged, teenage, junior, younger, developing, fresh, milk-fed, blooming, unweaned, unformed, plastic, green*, sappy*, kiddish*; see also young 1.
Antonyms old*, elder, elderly.
Suited to youth
immature, callow, puerile, childish; see childish 1, naive, young 2. See syn. study at young.

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Another word for juvenile

adjective

Being in an early period of growth or development:
green, immature, infant, young, youthful. See youth
Of or characteristic of a child, especially in immaturity:
babyish, childish, immature, infantile, puerile. See youth

noun

A young person between birth and puberty:
bud¹, child, innocent, moppet, tot¹, youngster. (Informal) kid. (Scots) bairn. See kin, youth
One who is not yet legally of age:
child. (Law) infant, minor. See law, youth