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Meaning of 'juvenile'
Meaning of 'juvenile' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Juvenile 
[ a.]
- Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. [ a.]- Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
2. Juvenile [ n.]
- A young person or youth; -- used sportively or
familiarly. [ n.]Meaning of 'juvenile' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. juvenile [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
- of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
Example in sentence:
- juvenile diabetes;
- juvenile fashions
2. juvenile [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example in sentence:
- adolescent insecurity;
- jejune responses to our problems;
- puerile jokes;
- their behavior was juvenile
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