juvenile

CEFRB2

/ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to young people or animals that are not fully grown.

  2. 02

    noun

    A young person or animal that is not yet fully grown.

Examples

  • Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.

  • The juvenile crimes are increasing recently.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈd͡ʒuːvənəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A prepubescent child.

  2. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.

  3. Young; not fully developed.

More examples

In context

  • Even more incredible is the legion of two-year-olds who win handsomely as juveniles and then disappear from the racetrack.

  • Formerly a publisher of juveniles, out of the market till 1959, when it will enter adult fiction field.

  • [T]he juvenile justice system became firmly established as the legitimate institution for responding to juvenile delinquency and misconduct during 1900 and 1960.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”).