Juvenile

/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/

Synonyms for "juvenile" (238 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Noun(10 words)

child adolescent babies bata chickschild orientedchildren cub cubs delinquent

actor actress adolescent antagonistat half cockbaby babyishbad guybarnstormerbest sellerbookbound bookboy boyish bud callow charactercharacter actorcharacter mancharacter woman

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chick chickabiddy childchild actorchildish chit classiccoloring bookdefinitive workdiseur diseuse

Adjective(6 words)

adolescent altricial babiestchildish apingchildly coltish

Adjective(1 words)

childlike

Strong matches (71)

dramatizer feeder fledgling florescent flowering foil folio girlgreat workgreenhalf bakedhalf cockedhalf-baked half-cocked half-grown hardback heavy histrio histrion hopeful

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ill-digested immature impubic infant infantile ingenue junior juvenal juvenescentjuvenile bookkidlimp-cover bookmagnum opusmatinee idolmime mimer mimic minor monologist moppet mummer nipper

Adjective(7 words)

early jejune jung larvalminor pointneotenic nonaged

Noun(18 words)

earthling childhatchling immaturejuvenile animaljuvenile mammaljuvenile offenderjuvenile personkiddie kiddoes kiddy kids minorminor childminor offenderminors muda naive nippers

Verb(1 words)

hatched

Adjective(1 words)

kiddish

Adverb(2 words)

less mature peopleless mature persons

Related words (119)

nonbook notebook novel opus opuscule opusculum pantomime pantomimist paperbackpicture bookplayactor playbook playerpocket bookprayer bookproductionprotean actorpsalmbook psalter pubescent

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publication puerile puss raw reciter roscius sapling serial sketchbook slipsoft coversoft-cover songbook soubrette sprigstage performerstage playerstandard workstooge storybookstraight manstripling strollerstrolling playerteenaged teenager teener teenybopper tender theatrical thespian title tometrade booktrouper underripe undigested unfledged ungrown unmellowed unripe unseasoned unsophisticatedutility manvillain volume work writing youngyoung hopefulyoung personyounger youngest youngling youngster youth youthful youthlike youthy

Noun(27 words)

nymph offspring peewees piccaninny preadult reformatoryrepotting guidelinesrudimentaryseedling displaysonnyspanish menorsuckling tender toddlingtoyish designwhippersnappers yearlingyoung animalyoung creatureyoung people

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young plant stemsyoung plant tissueyoungest plantyoungster youthyouth nationalyouthful

Adjective(13 words)

puerile sophomoric teenage toyish unaged underageyoung human beingyoung mathematicianyoung organismyoung plant growthyoung plant leavesyoung treeyounger plant

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7 relation types

More general

13 entries

adjective animal criminaldescriptive termdescriptor human individual mortal offender person somebody someone soul

More specific

15 entries

adolescent calf cub fawnimmature behaviorjuvenile delinquentjuvenile fictionjuvenile nonfictionminor offenderpreteen puprudimentary skillsteenager tweenyoung offender

Collocations

9 entries

juvenile courtjuvenile crimejuvenile delinquencyjuvenile delinquentjuvenile detentionjuvenile fictionjuvenile justicejuvenile literaturejuvenile rehabilitation

Inflections

3 entries

juvenilesmore juvenilemost juvenile

Derivations

3 entries

juvenile-like juvenility juvenilize

Antonyms

1 entries

adult

similar

1 entries

immature

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.

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The juvenile crimes are increasing recently.

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However, the general crime number has not decreased though the juvenile delinquency stands out.

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The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.

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