English → Latin
“youthful” in Latin
puerīlisboyish, youthful; immature, childishpuera child; chit; a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an aadolēscōto grow up, become an adult, mature; to grow, increase, augment, become greateriuvenīlisyouthful, juvenile
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
youthful
puerilis, or by the genitive, pueri or puerorum: adolescentis or adolescentium (genitives), quod adolescentia fert: juvenilis. SYN. in YOUTH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for youthful?
- The usual Latin words for “youthful” are puerīlis, puer, adolēscō; also iuvenīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.