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My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.
Bob Feller

Meaning of "juvenile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JUVENILE

From Latin juvenīlis youthful, from juvenis young.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JUVENILE

juvenile  [ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUVENILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Juvenile can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JUVENILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Juvenile

Juvenile or The Juvenile means Child or childish Also referred to as ▪ Juvenile status, or minor, prior to adulthood ▪ Juvenile delinquency ▪ Juvenile , American musician ▪ Juvenile novel ▪ Any of "Heinlein juveniles" ▪ Juvenile, a Japanese movie ▪ "The Juvenile", a song by Jonas Berggren ▪ Juvenile ▪ horse racing terminology used to describe two-year-old horses...

Definition of juvenile in the English dictionary

The first definition of juvenile in the dictionary is young, youthful, or immature. Other definition of juvenile is suitable or designed for young people. Juvenile is also not yet fully mature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JUVENILE


adenyl
ˈædɪnaɪl
alanyl
ˈæləˌnaɪl
anile
ˈænaɪl
benzenecarbonyl
ˌbɛnziːnˈkɑːbɒnaɪl
carbonyl
ˈkɑːbəˌnaɪl
Chari-Nile
ˈtʃɑːrɪˈnaɪl
diphenyl
daɪˈfiːnaɪl
fentanyl
ˈfɛntəˌnaɪl
isoaminile
ˌaɪsəʊˈæmɪˌnaɪl
Nile
naɪl
penile
ˈpiːnaɪl
phenyl
ˈfiːnaɪl
presenile
priːˈsiːnaɪl
propenyl
ˈprəʊpɪˌnaɪl
senile
ˈsiːnaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUVENILE

jutted
jutting
juttingly
jutty
juvenal
juvenescence
juvenescent
juvenile court
juvenile delinquency
juvenile delinquent
juvenile hormone
juvenile offender
juvenilely
juvenileness
juvenilia
juvenilities
juvenility

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUVENILE

aquamanile
automobile
bile
campanile
chile
difficile
domicile
facile
hostile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
profile
smile
textile
tile
utile
versatile
wait-a-while
while

Synonyms and antonyms of juvenile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JUVENILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «juvenile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of juvenile

Translation of «juvenile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUVENILE

Find out the translation of juvenile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of juvenile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «juvenile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

青少年
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

joven
570 millions of speakers

English

juvenile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किशोर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأحداث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несовершеннолетних
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jovem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিশোরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Juvana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jugendliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未成年者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청소년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Juvenile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị thành niên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्पवयीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giovane
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieletnich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неповнолітніх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

juvenile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραβατικότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

juvenil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

juvenile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of juvenile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUVENILE»

The term «juvenile» is very widely used and occupies the 3.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUVENILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «juvenile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «juvenile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about juvenile

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10 QUOTES WITH «JUVENILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word juvenile.
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Lemon Andersen
I was in juvenile detention center, and I was in Rikers Island. And there was an anthology written by the inmates called 'The Pen,' and I - you know, I had a crush on a girl, and she left me when I was incarcerated. And I found this poem in this anthology that talked about having your heart broken and being incarcerated.
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Isaac Asimov
Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.
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Lisa Bonet
Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts.
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Jimmy Carr
I didn't plan to be the rude middle-class comedian. You write a certain type of joke that you find funny, and mine happen to be often rude. Yes, it's juvenile, but that's me.
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Joaquin Castro
As a state legislator, I had worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass a number of bills, including some related to higher education and juvenile justice; I'd created what would become San Antonio's largest book drive and literacy campaign.
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Elijah Cummings
Typically diagnosed during childhood and adolescent years, juvenile diabetes, also referred to as Type I diabetes, currently affects more than 3 million Americans and more then 13,000 children are diagnosed each year.
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Nathan Deal
Using adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood system cells, scientists have discovered new treatments for scores of diseases and conditions such as Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes, and spinal cord injuries.
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Daniel Dennett
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
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William Devane
It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then took a turn into the juvenile with Paige.
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Bob Feller
My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUVENILE»

Discover the use of juvenile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to juvenile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Century of Juvenile Justice
Editors' introductions place into context each of the book's five sections, which consider not only the history of the ideas around which the system was organized and how the institutions and practices interact with other aspects of ...
Margaret K. Rosenheim, 2002
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American Juvenile Justice
The book concludes with applications of the core concerns to five specific problem areas in current juvenile justice: teen pregnancy, transfer to criminal court, minority overrepresentation, juvenile gun use, and youth homicide.
Franklin E. Zimring, 2005
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Juvenile Delinquency: The Core
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THE CORE, 5th Edition delivers cutting-edge coverage of essential theory, policy, and the latest research in one value-priced, reader-friendly paperback.
Larry Siegel, Brandon Welsh, 2013
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Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice
Equally important, this book examines a range of solutions: Prevention and intervention efforts directed to individuals, peer groups, and families, as well as day care-, school- and community-based initiatives.
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Law and Justice, 2001
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Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach
Extended case studies begin each chapter. The text examines the extent of delinquent offenses, the gender, race and class of offenders, and developmental p.
James W. Burfeind, Dawn Bartusch, 2011
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Developmental Juvenile Osteology
Developmental Juvenile Osteology gives an account of the development of all the bones of the human skeleton, from their earliest embryological form to final adult form. This volume collates information never before assembled in one volume.
Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, Criag Cunningham, 2000
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Juvenile Justice: An Introduction
This book also examines particular issues within juvenile justice, such as female delinquency, gang delinquency, and the use of the death penalty and Life Without Parole with juveniles.
John T. Whitehead, Steven P. Lab, 2012
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Juvenile Sexual Offending: Causes, Consequences, and Correction
It remains the seminal text from which a framework for assessment, treatment, and aftercare are gleaned." —Joann Schladale, Resources for Resolving Violence This classic text sets the foundation for working with juveniles who have ...
Gail Ryan, Tom F. Leversee, Sandy Lane, 2011
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Juvenile Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual
While excellent reference books on juvenile osteology are currently available, no pre-existing source adequately fills this particular niche in the market. This field manual is designed with practicality as its primary directive.
Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, Maureen C. Schaefer, 2010
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Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law
Praised for its balanced approach and for the authors' engaging writing style, this book will help you understand the nature of delinquency and its causes, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence.
Larry Siegel, Brandon Welsh, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUVENILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term juvenile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Despite what the media says about juvenile crime, the kids are …
No place for a kid: A detention center in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward is where juvenile criminals would go if many in Japan had their way. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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Juvenile dies after getting shot near Memorial Park in Colorado …
A juvenile died after getting shot near Memorial Park in Colorado Sprins, according to Sergeant James Sokolik with the Colorado Springs ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
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Juvenile shot in Reading Friday night, police say | Berks Area News …
Police say a juvenile was shot late Friday night in Reading, Berks County. According to ... There is no word on the juvenile's current condition. «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
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Detectives: Juvenile stabbed during disturbance in northwest Harris …
Detectives: Juvenile stabbed during disturbance in NW Harris County. According to the Harris County Pct. 4 office, two juveniles got into a fight ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»
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Decatur Metro » One Juvenile In Custody After Reported Armed …
Investigating officers recognized the description provided by the victim as matching that of a juvenile city resident with whom they were familiar. «Decatur Metro, Jul 15»
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Juvenile shot and killed in Memorial Park - KOAA.com | Continuous …
According to police, the victim was shot just after 2 a.m. in Memorial Park near the skateboard park. The victim was taken to the hospital where ... «KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News, Jul 15»
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A helmet-less juvenile riding a dirt bike hit a truck and was sent to …
At around 5:15 p.m., the juvenile driving the off-road dirt bike was traveling north on CR 45 and stopped at the stop sign at CR 72. However, the ... «21Alive, Jul 15»
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Police arrest man, juvenile in connection with gang-related graffiti …
SAN BRUNO (BCN) — Police arrested two people Wednesday in connection to a recent series of acts of vandalism that have been happening ... «KRON4.com, Jul 15»
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Man molests juvenile at gunpoint near Bailey Avenue - City …
A man pulled a gun on a juvenile, forced him into a secluded area off Bailey Avenue and molested him early Friday morning. Buffalo Police ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Last juvenile in Save Mart rampage pleads no contest - Appeal …
The youngest girl was not charged as an adult and was sent to juvenile offender camp for one year. Esquivel never entered the store, according ... «Appeal-Democrat, Jul 15»

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