juvenile person vs ingenue

ingenue vs juvenile person

juvenile person and ingenue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
juvenile person	Yes	No	No	No
ingenue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ingenue is a hyponym of juvenile person; that is, ingenue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than juvenile person:

juvenile person: a young person, not fully developed
ingenue: an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)

Other hyponyms of juvenile person include preteen, preteenager, adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, spring chicken, young person, younker, youth.

juvenile person (noun)	ingenue (noun)
a young person, not fully developed	the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
	an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
	an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

Difference between juvenile person and ingenue

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