juvenile – 1/ a young person. 2/ immature.

(Pronounced joo-vuh-nile)

To remember the definition of the word juvenile, use the following mnemonic:

The jury met at a venue on the banks of the Nile (juvenile) to hear the case of a young person charged with the immature act of peeing in the river in public.

Examples of juvenile in a sentence (a young person)

The juvenile didn't want to go to school.

Kathy is playing the juvenile lead in the Christmas show.

He didn't want to be a juvenile delinquent.

Examples of juvenile in a sentence (immature)

Burping in public is so juvenile.

Her humour is rather juvenile for a woman of her age.

Some comedians rely too much on juvenile jokes.