Meaning

• A prepubescent child.

• A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.

• A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.

• A publication for young adult readers.

• An actor playing a child's role.

• A sexually immature animal.

• A two-year-old racehorse.

Meaning

• Young; not fully developed.

• Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.