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juvenescent

ju·ve·nes·cent [ jvə néss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. youthful: youthful or young-looking

2. becoming child: growing out of infancy and into childhood

[Early 19th century. < Latin juvenescent-, present participle of juvenescere "grow up"]

ju·ve·nes·cence noun
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