juvenile

[JuĀ·ve*nile]

A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

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Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

Noun
a youthful person

Adjective S.
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

Adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"


a.
Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

a.
Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

n.
A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.


Juvenile

Ju"ve*nile (?; 277), a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juv'82nile, juv'82nil. See Young.] 1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." Glanvill. 2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports. Syn. -- Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.

Juvenile

Ju"ve*nile, n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. C. Bront'82.

Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

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Usage Examples

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership.

It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then took a turn into the juvenile with Paige.

My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent.

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