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
Whether it’s the child who was physically abused and has PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and ends up using drugs . . . or the one that started selling drugs to buy food and clothes for himself and his siblings after his ‘gang-banging’ father was deported . . . these kids have experienced a lot of loss and a lot of adversity, i think the issue for the kids who end up in our juvenile justice system is, why haven’t we been able to meet their needs in the community they’re coming from.
What I’ve been accused of is far more serious than juvenile misbehavior, i never did anything remotely resembling what Christine Blasey Ford describes.
Based upon the facts of the case and the individual characteristics of Mr. Cachu we determined that we would not likely prevail in a transfer hearing because we could not prove that he would not have benefited from juvenile resources at the time of the original offense – again, as the law requires.
Right now, the Klamath River is full of dead and dying fish on the Yurok Reservation, this disease will kill most of the baby salmon in the Klamath, which will impact fish runs for many years to come. For salmon people, a juvenile fish kill is an absolute worst-case scenario.
After a hearing...the juvenile judge provisionally released them.
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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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