A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
A young animal that has not yet reached adulthood.
A young animal. Birds are called juveniles in the year that they hatch. In some bird species, juveniles have plumage that is different from the adults. (see plumage)
A person under the legal age of adulthood, usually 18 years but in some instances 21 years. (See also minor.)
Immature, young individual. In reference to amphibians, the juvenile stage is the time from metamorphosis to sexual maturity. Many juvenile amphibians display different coloration and proportions, and sometimes lifestyles, than their adult counterparts.
A person below the age of 16 or 18, as the law of the state decrees.
Any person who is not of legal age; in Connecticut any person under eighteen(18) years of age. (same as minor)
A young animal, weaned from its mother, but not yet sexually mature.
Fish from approximately one year of age until sexual maturity.
Any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.
a sexually immature individual; in species with biphasic life cycles, the stage between the termination of metamorphosis and the onset of sexual maturity
the life history stage after the larval stage but before the adult stage
of leaves, formed on a young plant and different in form from the adult leaves.
Strictly speaking, a juvenile is any of a species which is not yet sexually mature. In the context of many surveys, however, it is most often used interchangeably with young-of-year (YOY).
immature organism; not able to reproduce yet.
Person under the age of 21 years, or as defined in the local jurisdiction as under the age of majority.
A young romantic male lead between the ages of 16-30.
young fish, fundamentally like the adult in meristic characters (excluding scalation) but smaller and reproductively inactive
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
a baby that is weaned (independent of its parents and eating on its own) but isn't yet sexually mature
an individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form, maturity or size
a person under eighteen years of age
a person under the age of seventeen years
a person accused of an offense who is too young at the time of the alleged offense to be subject to criminal court proceedings and is handled in the juvenile justice system. The age limit for juveniles in most states is eighteen.
Onset before the age of 16 years.
A young bird that is no longer dependent on its parents but has not gained its adult plumage.
an immature individual or shell; see also adult
A young bird in immature plummage.
Youth at or below the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction. (See juvenile population and upper age of jurisdiction.)
The early stage in the life cycle of anadromous fish when they migrate downstream to the ocean.
a sexually immature organism that resembles an adult.(back)
A younf fish or shellfish that has not reached sexual maturity.
an immature whale of either sex.
refers to a bird after the downy stage and before sexual maturity
A person under age eighteen who is not married, emancipated, or in the armed services. ( See also Delinquent juvenile and Undisciplined juvenile.)
Strictly speaking a juvenile is any fish which is not yet sexually mature. In the context of this survey, however, it is often used interchangeably with young-of-year (YOY) and/or Age 1 fish.
A term that is used when referring to a chelonian that has not yet reached the age or size of sexual maturity.
A person under the age of 18, who is still under parental supervision.
A youth at or below the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction in a particular state.
A person under 17 years of age, also referred to as a youth. Also see minor. [Go to source
A person under the age of 17.
one who is not yet considered an adult in the eyes of the law. Confusing designation considering the many ages at which one becomes an adult (driving, military service, purchasing alcohol, adjudication in the adult court system).
a youth or child under the age of majority (age varies by state) who is under the jurisdiction of juvenile court if a crime, violation, or infraction is committed
penguin old enough to start growing adult plumage and be able to be on its own as both its parents hunt for food for it
An immature weaned animal.
a person accused of an offense who is too young at the time of the alleged offense to be subject to criminal court proceedings as an adult and is therefore handled in the juvenile justice system.
Between infantile and adult as, for example, in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (onset before age 16 years) and juvenile diabetes ( type 1 diabetes).
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Person who has not yet reached age (usually 18) at which he/she can be treated as adult for purposes of criminal law.
a young eagle; eagle up to the age of maturity, which is typically five years of age
individual that has not attained sexual maturity
(in Hosta) pre-adult stage usually exemplified by more pointed, narrower leaves, fewer vein pairs, thinner marginal variegation, faster growth rate, and often smaller leaves and clump size.
a young bird from the time it weans until it molts in to adult plumage
a young person aged 17 years or under. Juvenile Justice Teams formally established under the Young Offenders Act 1995, Teams work with young offenders and, through family group conferences, attempt to negotiate acceptable outcomes between the offender, their parents and the victim. Lock-up a jail run by police, usually in a police station, and used to detained persons in legal custody.
In Canada, anyone under 12 cannot be responsible for their own actions in the criminal sense. Children 12-17 are held culpable for their actions but are held separate from the adults in assessing their criminal responsibilities.
A young fish or animal that has not reached sexual maturity.
a very young betta that may not be sexable yet and has not yet started growing long fins. usually may be about 6 to 8 weeks old.
The young or immature life stage of a fish (i.e., a fish not capable of reproduction).
Young cetacean that is no longer being nursed by its mother but is not yet sexually mature.
A person who has not yet reached an age specified by law, usually 18, and thus cannot be punished as an adult.
A young person, usually between the ages of 10 and 17.
Developmental stage from attainment of full external meristic complements and loss of temporary specializations for pelagic life to sexual maturity.
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