From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawjuvenileju‧ve‧nile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ adjective1[only before noun] lawSCLrelating to young people who are not yet adults
juvenile crime
a juvenile court► see thesaurus at young2STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsilly and typical of a child rather than an adult – used to show disapprovalSYN childish
a very juvenile sense of humour3technical juvenile birds or animals are young —juvenile noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusjuvenile• You wouldn't think that collegestudents could be so juvenile.• Juvenilecrime is an increasing problem in big cities.• The public housing units have frequently become slums and hotbeds of crime, especially juveniledelinquency.• a juveniledesire to shock people• Many juvenileoffenders were being put in adult prisons.• Some of the boys tried to involve me in their juvenilepranks, but I wasn't interested.Originjuvenile(1600-1700)Latinjuvenilis, from juvenis“young person”
