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juvenile - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'juvenile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Juvenile [ a.]
- Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
- Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
2 . Juvenile [ n.]
- A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

Meaning of 'juvenile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . juvenile [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
Example in sentence:
  • juvenile diabetes;
  • juvenile fashions
2 . juvenile [ s]
Meaning (2):
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example in sentence:
  • adolescent insecurity;
  • jejune responses to our problems;
  • puerile jokes;
  • their behavior was juvenile