juvenile

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ju·ve·nile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ adjective  1  [only before noun] lawSCL relating to young people who are not yet adults 少年的 juvenile crime 少年犯罪 a juvenile court 少年法院[法庭]► see thesaurus at young2  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsilly and typical of a child rather than an adult – used to show disapproval 幼稚的，年幼无知的〔含贬义〕 SYN childish a very juvenile sense of humour 很幼稚的幽默感3. technical juvenile birds or animals are young 〔鸟或动物〕幼小的 —juvenile noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

juvenile• You wouldn't think that college students could be so juvenile.• O'Brien, 15, will face murder charges in juvenile court.• Juvenile crime is an increasing problem in big cities.• The public housing units have frequently become slums and hotbeds of crime, especially juvenile delinquency.• a juvenile desire to shock people• Many juvenile offenders were being put in adult prisons.• Some of the boys tried to involve me in their juvenile pranks, but I wasn't interested.Origin juvenile (1600-1700) Latin juvenilis, from juvenis “young person”

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juvenile
ju‧ve‧nile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ adjective1. [only before noun] law relating to young people who are not yet adults:
    juvenile crime
    a juvenile court
2. silly and typical of a child rather than an adult – used to show disapproval
   SYN  childish:
    a very juvenile sense of humour
3. technical juvenile birds or animals are young
—juvenile noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ young not old: a young man of about 22 | My dad died when I was young. | There are excellent facilities for young children. | Young people are often unable to get jobs.
   ▪ small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: They have two small children. | We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.
   ▪ teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: a group of teenage boys | They have three teenage children.
   ▪ adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls. | adolescent behaviour
   ▪ juvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: juvenile crime | a special prison for juvenile offenders | juvenile deliquents (=young people who commit crimes)
   ▪ youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: a youthful 55 year old | youthful enthusiasm | Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him. | The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.
   ▪ junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: the junior championships | the junior champion