Juvenile - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʒuːvənl|  American pronunciation of the word juvenile
Brit.  |ˈdʒuːvənaɪl|  British pronunciation of the word juvenile

noun

- a young person, not fully developed

adjective

- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity (syn: adolescent, jejune, puerile)
their behavior was juvenile

Extra examples

She criticized his juvenile behavior at the party.

...a juvenile alligator just hatched from its egg...

She works to keep juveniles away from drugs.

...a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood...

...a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal...

...the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable...

...the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups...

...some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score...

The increase in juvenile crime is a blot on our time.

His early work is rather precious and juvenile.

He was shipped off to a juvenile detention center.

Word forms

noun
singular: juvenile
plural: juveniles
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