juvenile
adjective/ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/
Frequency rank: #4,897 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to young people, or characteristic of youth
Example sentence
Because he was only fifteen years old, the court decided to send his case to the juvenile court.
Synonyms & related words
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