Added 9 October 2026
juvenile
/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/ noun
Latin root: iuvenīlis Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juvenile at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
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Of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people.
juvenile diabetes
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Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity.
adolescent insecurity
Origin
Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”).
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