juvenile
🇺🇸
/ˈdʒuːvənl/
🇬🇧
/ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/
adjective
R
for or about young people not yet adults
The program helps juvenile offenders learn new skills.
R
for or about young birds and animals
The juvenile eagle cannot fly yet.
R
silly like a child, not like an adult
His juvenile jokes made everyone laugh.
noun
R
a young person not yet an adult
The law treats juveniles differently from adults.
R
a young bird or animal
The juvenile has spots that fade as it grows.
translation
for or about young people not yet adults; for or about young birds and animals; silly like a child, not like an adult
a young person not yet an adult; a young bird or animal
Word Forms
Plural
juveniles