juvenile, übersetzung im Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

juvenile
adj

1 young, youthful, or immature

2 suitable or designed for young people
juvenile pastimes

3 (of animals or plants) not yet fully mature

4 of or denoting young birds that have developed their first plumage of adult feathers

5  (Geology) occurring at the earth's surface for the first time; new
juvenile water, juvenile gases
  n

6 a juvenile person, animal, or plant

7 an actor who performs youthful roles

8 a book intended for young readers
  (C17: from Latin juvenilis youthful, from juvenis young)
♦ juvenilely  adv
♦ juvenileness  n

juvenile court
n the former name for → youth court

juvenile delinquency
n antisocial or criminal conduct by juvenile delinquents

juvenile delinquent
n a child or young person guilty of some offence, act of vandalism, or antisocial behaviour or whose conduct is beyond parental control and who may be brought before a juvenile court

juvenile hormone
n a hormone, secreted by insects from a pair of glands behind the brain, that promotes the growth of larval characteristics and inhibits metamorphosis