Juvenile

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/dʒˈuːvənəl/ · जूवनाइल

Meaning

Connected with young people who are not yet adults

Relating to young people who are not yet adults

Relating to young people, or childish

हिंदी अर्थ

किशोर संबंधी, या बचकाना

किशोर संबंधी, नाबालिगों से जुड़ा

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
AdultMatureOldsterSeniorElder
Example sentences

The case went to a juvenile court.

It was a juvenile remark from a grown man.

The juvenile offenders were sent to a reform home.

Daily use: Juvenile court mein case gaya.

Word forms
Juvenile nJuvenile adj
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Juvenile में junior जैसा भाव है — दोनों कम उम्र वाले। Juvenile = जो अभी adult नहीं हुए; इसका उल्टा mature/adult।

Juvenile shares its start with junior: both point to someone young. Juvenile describes young people who are not yet adults, and its opposite is mature or adult.

Exam note

Young people (not yet adults) से जुड़ा = Juvenile — juvenile court, juvenile delinquent; antonym adult, mature; दूसरा अर्थ childish (बचकाना)।

Juvenile is asked for 'connected with young people who are not yet adults', as in juvenile court and juvenile delinquent; Adult and Mature are its antonyms, and it can also mean childish.

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