juvenile
Origin of juvenile
synonym study for juvenile
OTHER WORDS FROM juvenile
ju·ve·nile·ly, adverbpre·ju·ve·nile, adjectiveun·ju·ve·nile, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH juvenile
jejune, juvenileWords nearby juvenile
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What does juvenile mean?
Juvenile describes something that is related to youth or young people.
Generally, juvenile is used to describe something that has to do with children, as in Sam folded the juvenile clothing before he folded the baby clothing.
Juvenile can also describe something that is related to youth or being young, as in Now in her 80s, Hannah looked back fondly on her juvenile years.
Juvenile can also be used to describe something that is related to youth in a negative way, such as being immature or naive, as in Drawing on the walls is juvenile behavior that most parents won’t tolerate.
As a noun, juvenile is a young person, as in The lost driver got directions from the friendly juvenile on the corner.
Jejune is a synonym for juvenile in the sense of something childish or immature. But jejune can also describe something that is bland or uninspiring, as in He wrote a jejune story about making eggs for breakfast.
Example: The author wrote juvenile fiction that was incredibly popular with the country’s children.
Where does juvenile come from?
The first records of juvenile come from around 1615. It comes from the Latin juvenīlis, meaning “youthful.” Often, juvenile is used to mean something that is related to young people or reminds you of youth.
There are lots of words to describe children of various ages. A baby is generally a year old or younger and a preschooler is no more than 5-years-old, while an adolescent or a teenager is often aged 13 to 19. A juvenile, however, can describe any of these ages.
The word juvenile is often used when discussing children who break the law. A juvenile delinquent is a criminal who is a minor, usually younger than 18 years old. Minors are children who are tried in a juvenile court and are sentenced to a juvenile detention center.
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What are some other forms related to juvenile?
- juvenilely (adverb)
- juvenileness (noun)
- prejuvenile (adjective)
- unjuvenile (adjective)
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How is juvenile used in real life?
Juvenile is used to refer to children or things related to children. The negative sense is especially common.
Hello to this sweet "little" lady Charlotte! This juvenile white shark measures in at 8.1 ft (2.47 m) and is pinging off of Wilmington, NC! She has travelled 133 miles (214 km) in the last 72 hours 😊🦈🙌 #WildlifeWednesday Happy Cinco de Mayo y'all pic.twitter.com/sa6m7vRSLO
— Great White Montauk (@SharkMontauk) May 5, 2021
My life was wild as a juvenile
— Dre (@dre_hefamous) November 7, 2020
Twitter. The home of some great things, shameless pick-ups and juvenile insults.
— Josh Stewart (@J0SHSTEWART) May 20, 2015
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Which of the following words is a synonym of juvenile?
A. mature
B. youthful
C. experienced
D. older