juvénile
French, adjective/ʒy.ve.nil/
juvénile is spelled J-U-V-É-N-I-L-E (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Juvénile is a French adjective meaning “youthful; young” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient à la jeunesse”.
What does juvénile mean in English?
adjective
- 1
youthful; young
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à la jeunesse.
noun: 1. Jeune être vivant. 2. Jeune animal qui n’a pas encore atteint le stade adulte. 3. Jeune sportif notamment minime, cadet ou junior.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of juvénile
- juvéniles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce juvénile?
- /ʒy.ve.nil/
- \ʒy.ve.nil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to juvénile
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is juvénile in French?
juvénile appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).