juvenilia

plural noun

ju·​ve·​nil·​ia ˌjü-və-ˈni-lē-ə 

1

: compositions produced in the artist's or author's youth

2

: artistic or literary compositions suited to or designed for the young

Examples of juvenilia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This lyrical additive, in the past, has gone a long way toward cutting Wavves’ sugary juvenilia with charming self-awareness. — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026

Over and over, in her juvenilia, in her short fiction, in her poetry, and in her novel, Plath frames death as an opportunity for rebirth. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

The décor is street-art juvenilia with a stoner twist and an adolescent raunchiness. — Curbed, 28 Sep. 2022

But his juvenilia, much of which was originally circulated in underground journals, could do with some further snipping. — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin, neuter plural of juvenilis

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for juvenilia

• atypia
• cinerea
• cytherea
• diarrhea
• diarrhoea
• dulcinea
• eimeria
• eulalia
• galatea
• galleria
• gonorrhea
• gonorrhoea