juvenile
pronunciation
How to pronounce juvenile in British English:
UK [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]
How to pronounce juvenile in American English:
US [ˈdʒuːvənl]
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- Noun:
- a youthful person
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Word Origin
- juvenile (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin iuvenilis "of or belonging to youth," from iuvenis "young person," originally "young" (compare French jeune; see young). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816; Juvenile delinquent the following year.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The sixth suspect will face trial in juvenile court .
- 2. Juvenile rants in the blogosphere replace fruitful human contact .
- 3. A sixth suspect is expected to be tried in juvenile court .
- 4. In many other ways I 'm as juvenile as ever .
- 5. A sixth suspect is under 18 and will be tried separately in a juvenile court .