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juvenile

[joo-vuh-nl, -nahyl] / ˈdʒu və nl, -ˌnaɪl /


NOUN
young person
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STRONGEST


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A director of a juvenile offenders institution, who asked to remain anonymous, said the only hope was to remove the young people from criminal environments "and take care of them".

From Barron's

Trying to shake off its association with the equal parts juvenile and vulgar “Attitude Era” of the 1990s, WWE repeatedly handed the championship belt over to a troop-respecting golden boy.

From Salon

They then measured how many newly settled juveniles appeared at the same sites in January 2024.

From Science Daily

It was young, but it didn’t feel juvenile.

From Los Angeles Times

“We also want to thank the school officials that have assisted in identifying the juveniles.”

From Los Angeles Times