juvenile
noun/ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/
/ˈdʒuːvənl/
- (formal or law) a young person who is not yet an adult
- Most of the suspects were juveniles under the age of 17.
- (formal) a young bird or animal
- The juveniles have lighter-coloured feathers.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis ‘young, a young person’.
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