juvenile
/ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/adjective
उच्चारण जूवनाइल
किशोर-संबंधी, बाल-
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[only before noun] formal or law
connected with young people who are not yet adults
किशोर-संबंधी, बाल-
- juvenile crime
- a juvenile court
- The state has opened a new juvenile home for boys.
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- Juvenile crime has fallen in the city this year.
- A juvenile court heard the case in private.
Synonyms young youthful adolescent
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disapproving
silly and typical of a child rather than an adult
बचकाना, बालसुलभ
- Stop this juvenile behaviour and act your age.
- The boys' juvenile pranks annoyed the entire hostel.
- His juvenile jokes made the teacher lose patience.
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- That was a juvenile thing to do at a serious meeting.
- The film's juvenile humour does not appeal to adults.
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a young person who is not yet an adult
किशोर, नाबालिग
- The accused was a juvenile and was sent to a reform home.
- The police handed the juvenile over to his parents.
- The juvenile was released on bail after the hearing.
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- Juveniles are tried separately from adults.
- The shelter takes in juveniles who have run away from home.
Synonyms minor youth adolescent
Opposite adult
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juvenile + noun (adjective)
As an adjective it comes before a noun and describes things connected with young people, such as juvenile crime, a juvenile court or juvenile literature. It is a formal, often legal word.
विशेषण के रूप में 'juvenile' संज्ञा से पहले आता है और किशोरों या युवाओं से जुड़ी बातों को बताता है, जैसे juvenile court। यह एक formal और प्रायः कानूनी शब्द है।
- The juvenile court dealt with the case of the two boys.
- The library has a separate section for juvenile literature.
juvenile = childish (disapproval)
When said about an adult's behaviour, juvenile is an insult meaning silly and immature. It is stronger than childish and is usually used with behaviour, jokes or humour.
जब किसी वयस्क के व्यवहार के लिए इसका प्रयोग हो, तो यह निंदा का शब्द है, जिसका अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण और अपरिपक्व है। यह 'childish' से अधिक कठोर है।
- Throwing paper balls at the teacher is a juvenile prank.
- His juvenile humour annoyed the whole office.
a juvenile (noun)
As a noun it means a young person, or in biology a young animal that is not yet fully grown. In reports it is often used for a young offender.
संज्ञा के रूप में इसका अर्थ कोई अवयस्क व्यक्ति है; जीव विज्ञान में यह उस पशु को भी बताता है जो अभी पूरा विकसित नहीं हुआ है।
- The juvenile was released into the care of his parents.
- A juvenile tiger stays with its mother for about two years.
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juvenile + noun
delinquencycourtoffendercrimediabetes
- Juvenile delinquency has increased in some big cities.
juvenile + noun (behaviour)
behaviourprankhumourattitude
- Such juvenile behaviour is not expected from a prefect.
verb + juvenile
trydetainrehabilitatetreat as
- The law says a juvenile must not be tried as an adult in most cases.
juvenile + justice / home
justice boardjustice systemobservation home
- The Juvenile Justice Board decides cases involving minors.
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- The Juvenile Justice Act was amended to deal with serious crimes by minors.
गंभीर अपराधों में अवयस्कों से निपटने के लिए Juvenile Justice Act में संशोधन किया गया।
- Stop that juvenile behaviour and act your age, Rohan.
वह बचकाना व्यवहार बंद करो और अपनी उम्र के अनुसार आचरण करो, रोहन।
- The film was criticised for its juvenile jokes.
फिल्म की आलोचना उसके बचकाने मज़ाकों के लिए की गई।
- Juvenile birds have duller feathers than adults.
किशोर पक्षियों के पंख वयस्कों की तुलना में फीके होते हैं।
- The police kept the juvenile in an observation home, not in a jail.
पुलिस ने उस अवयस्क को जेल में नहीं, बल्कि observation home में रखा।
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✗ Juvenile means a person of old age.
✓ Juvenile means a young person; 'senile' relates to old age.
Juvenile and senile are look-alike words with opposite meanings: young and old.
'Juvenile' और 'senile' देखने में मिलते हैं, पर अर्थ विपरीत हैं: युवा और वृद्ध।
✗ He is a juvenile of twenty-five, so he behaves foolishly.
✓ At twenty-five he still behaves in a juvenile way.
As a noun, juvenile names a person below adulthood, not a grown man who behaves badly.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'juvenile' अवयस्क को कहते हैं, किसी बुरा व्यवहार करने वाले वयस्क को नहीं।
✗ The juveniles court punished him.
✓ The juvenile court punished him.
Juvenile is an adjective here and has no plural form before a noun.
यहाँ 'juvenile' विशेषण है, इसलिए संज्ञा से पहले इसमें 's' नहीं लगता।
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Juvenile, childish and immature all describe youth, but with different attitudes.
तीनों शब्द कम उम्र या बचपने से जुड़े हैं, पर भाव अलग हैं।
Formal and legal for young people; for adults it is strongly critical.
युवाओं के लिए formal व कानूनी शब्द; वयस्कों के लिए कड़ी आलोचना।
- The juvenile prank wasted everyone's time.
Behaving like a child in an annoying way; milder in tone.
बच्चों जैसा खिजाने वाला व्यवहार; भाव में अपेक्षाकृत नरम।
- Don't be childish; share the sweets.
Not fully developed in judgement or emotion, without suggesting silliness.
समझ या भावनाओं में अपरिपक्व, बिना मूर्खता का संकेत दिए।
- He was too immature to handle the pressure.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ju·ve·nile
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A young person below the age of legal adulthood (also minor); a delinquent juvenile is one who breaks the law.
'कानूनी वयस्कता से कम उम्र का युवा' के लिए यह शब्द (या minor) आता है; कानून तोड़ने वाला किशोर juvenile delinquent कहलाता है।
General knowledge
The Juvenile Justice Act.
Juvenile Justice Act पूछा जाता है।