What does juvenile mean?
Definitions for juvenile
ˈdʒu və nl, -ˌnaɪlju·ve·nile
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word juvenile.
Princeton's WordNet
juvenile, juvenile personadjective
a young person, not fully developed
juvenileadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
"juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
"adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
GCIDE
Juvenileadjective
Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.3. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum.
Wiktionary
juvenilenoun
a prepubescent child
juvenilenoun
a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
juvenilenoun
an animal that is not sexually mature
juvenilenoun
an actor playing a child's role
juvenileadjective
young; not fully developed
juvenileadjective
characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish
Etymology: iuvenilis, from iuvenis
ChatGPT
juvenile
A juvenile generally refers to a young person, typically someone who is not yet considered an adult by law. In a legal context, it often describes individuals under a certain age who have committed a crime and are treated differently from adult offenders. In a biological context, it is used to describe the stage in an organism's life cycle between birth and adulthood.
Webster Dictionary
Juvenileadjective
young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance
Juvenileadjective
of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports
Juvenilenoun
a young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly
Etymology: [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvnile, juvnil. See Young.]
Wikidata
Juvenile
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys. At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995. He became popular when his 1999 single "Back That Thang Up" was released. In 2003, he returned to Cash Money to record Juve the Great, spawning the number-one hit "Slow Motion". Following this album he again left Cash Money, and in 2006 he was signed to Atlantic Records. He released Reality Check under that label. He released his eighth studio album, titled Cocky & Confident, on December 1, 2009. He released his ninth studio album, titled Beast Mode, on July 6, 2010.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Juvenile
jōō′ve-nīl, or -nil, adj. young: pertaining or suited to youth: puerile.—n. a young person: a book written for such: an actor who plays youthful parts.—ns. Ju′venileness, Juvenil′ity. [Fr.,—L. juvenilis—juvenis, young.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of juvenile in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of juvenile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of juvenile in a Sentence
He sets, in my opinion, a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children by personally insulting -- often in a crude and juvenile fashion -- those who disagree with him, being a bully at a time when we we are attempting to discourage bullying, his frequent disregard for the truth and his willingness to ridicule or marginalize people for their appearance, ethnicity or disability.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Each new right whale calf brings so much hope for this critically endangered species, and losses like this have a substantial impact on their recovery, their population has been experiencing a significant decline and high juvenile and adult mortality in recent years.
Officers had arrived on scene trying to locate the juvenile and render aid to the female victim in the front yard. While trying to locate the juvenile victim and render aid to the female victim, officers received fire.
There are some indications that large numbers of sardines did spawn successfully last year, but we won’t know what difference that makes until those juvenile fish survive for a few more years.
I always want to err on the side of mercy, juvenile lifers released by a Supreme Court decision, the recidivism rate was less than 1%. That's a remarkable statistic. That demonstrates that these individuals, once they are released, are not Hannibal Lecters, they're out living their best lives. … You age out of crime. Now imagine people who have never taken a life to begin with, imagine what that recidivism rate would be.
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- حدثArabic
- детинскиBulgarian
- barnligDanish
- νεανικόςGreek
- juvenilSpanish
- جوان، درخور جوانیPersian
- lapsi, lapsellinen, nuori, nuorten-Finnish
- adolescent, juvénileFrench
- ògantaScottish Gaelic
- ילדותי, ילדותית, אינפנטיליHebrew
- giovanileItalian
- 少年Japanese
- małoletni, młodociany, dziecinny, nieletni, młodyPolish
- juvenilPortuguese
- juvenilRomanian
- юношеский, малолетнийRussian
- mladoletnica, mladoletnikSlovene
- இளம்Tamil
- బాల్యTelugu
- неповнолітнійUkrainian
- 少年Chinese
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