juvenile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːvənəl/
Forms: form: juveniles
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”).
Senses: examples: text: One patient, a pedophile with a long history of arrests, penal incarceration, psychiatric admissions, and outpatient psychotherapy, commented that in the past when he saw a juvenile male playing, he (the patient) would without hesitation approach the boy and make a sexual proposition. When he was on MPA [medroxyprogesterone acetate] therapy, he stated that, at worst, when he saw such a juvenile, he only smiled "with appreciation" for the boy's good looks and otherwise kept about his business.
ref: 1978, Paul A[llen] Walker, “The Role of Antiandrogens in the Treatment of Sex Offenders”, in C. Brandon Qualls, John P. Wincze, David H. Barlow, editors, The Prevention of Sexual Disorders: Issues and Approaches (Perspectives in Sexuality), New York, N.Y.: Plenum Press, →ISBN, page 127; reprinted New York, N.Y.: Springer Science+Business Media, 2013, →DOI, →ISBN, page 127:
glosses: A prepubescent child.
examples: text: Every childhood seems to have exactly such a juvenile in its midst and mists. He's the boy who refuses to fear the opposite sex, purely because everyone else embraces that particular fear, and he's the type who is unafraid to make a decision.
ref: 2005, Markus Zusak, “The Kiss (a Childhood Decision Maker)”, in The Book Thief, Sydney, N.S.W.: Picador, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013, →ISBN, page 49:
synonyms: word: infant
word: juvie
glosses: A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
examples: text: If the juvenile violates the conditions of the stayed sentence, typically by committing a new offense, the court may revoke the stay and require that the offender be taken into custody. The juvenile is then given written notice of the reasons for the revocation of the stayed sentence, and may have a hearing with representation of legal counsel if the revocation is challenged.
ref: 2010, Richard Lawrence, Mario Hesse, “The Juvenile Court Process”, in Juvenile Justice: The Essentials, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 192:
qualifier: criminal law
glosses: A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
examples: text: Formerly a publisher of juveniles, out of the market till 1959, when it will enter adult fiction field.
ref: 1958, The Author and Journalist, volumes 42–43, Denver, Colo.: H. Ellithrope, →OCLC, page lxxxiv, column 1:
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: A publication for young adult readers.
examples: text: 'Home,' as, following his habit of giving monosyllable titles to his pieces, T[homas] W[illiam] Robertson christened his version of 'L'Aventurière,' has been revived. […] In a juvenile part, Mr. Lytton Sothern made a successful début.
ref: 1875 February 6, “Drama. [Haymarket.]”, in The Athenæum: Journal of English and Foreign Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music and the Drama, number 2467, London: Printed by E[dward] J. Francis & Co., […] published […] by John Francis. …, →OCLC, page 201, column 3:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: An actor playing a child's role.
examples: text: Even if juveniles acquire sex-specific adult-like foraging skills before reaching adult size, their smaller body size may put them at a foraging disadvantage. […] The size effect on foraging is reduced in species that use small or easily manipulated substrates. For instance, in Costa Rican squirrel monkeys, juveniles apparently mastered techniques for insect foraging only a few months after weaning, when they were still much smaller than adults[…].
ref: 2002, Charles H. Janson, Carel P[hilippus] Van Schaik, “Ecological Risk Aversion in Juvenile Primates: Slow and Steady Wins the Race”, in Michael E. Pereira, Lynn A. Fairbanks, editors, Juvenile Primates: Life History, Development, and Behavior, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 65, column 1:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A sexually immature animal.
examples: text: Even more incredible is the legion of two-year-olds who win handsomely as juveniles and then disappear from the racetrack.
ref: 1972, Edward Samuel Montgomery, The Thoroughbred, page 449:
text: Professional trainers foster young horses with obvious potential. Instance the way Sir Michael Stoute uses patience to bring along his two-year-old colts and fillies at Newmarket, or the careful approach taken with juveniles by that wonderful conditioner Charlie Whittingham in California.
ref: 2005, Ken McLean, Designing Speed in the Racehorse, page 206:
text: Thereafter, males aged two to four are colts, females are fillies, racing two-year-olds are sometimes referred to as juveniles, and animals still running at five, the age of thoroughbred maturity, or older, are horses or mares according to gender.
ref: 2012, Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing, page 6:
glosses: A two-year-old racehorse.
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile court
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile delinquency
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile delinquent
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile detention center
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile detention centre
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile hall
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile offending
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvenile powder
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvie
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: juvy
sense: Terms derived from juvenile (noun)
word: rejuvenile