juvenile

juvenile
adj
1. young, minor, underage, teen-aged, in the teens, preteen; fresh, blooming, budding, unfledged, new-fledged.
2. childlike, youthful, Inf. like a kid; boyish, girlish; childish, Inf. kiddish, puerile, jejune; inexperienced, tender, green, wet behind the ears, immature, unripe, callow; baby-faced, beardless, smooth-cheeked, downy-cheeked; juvenescent, pubescent.
n
3. child, young person, teenager, teen, pre-teen, youth, youngster, minor; kid, beginner, young hopeful, hopeful, Inf. cute kid, Inf. sweet young thing, Dial. young'un; girl, schoolgirl, young lady, lass, las- sie, mademoiselle, damsel, maiden, maid, slip, sprig, sprite, mite, Inf. chit; tomboy, hoyden, teeny-bopper, jail bait; boy, schoolboy, young man, scion, lad, junior, cadet, cub, stripling, fledgling, sapling, whelp; whipper-snapper, juvenile delinquent, J.D.; brat, ur- chin, street urchin, puppy, Inf. snip, Inf. minx

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