Synonyms of juveniles

juveniles

noun

plural of juvenile

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• youths
• chicks
• youngsters
• teenagers
• cubs
• adolescents
• teens
• younglings
• buds
• babies
• moppets
• kiddies
• monkeys
• sprats
• kiddos
• infants
• minors
• whelps
• sprouts
• bairns
• toddlers
• bambinos
• neonates
• chaps
• squirts
• preschoolers
• nestlings
• weanlings
• schoolchildren
• newborn
• kindergartners
• urchins
• schoolboys
• tykes
• schoolkids
• schoolgirls
• tots
• preteens
• rug rats
• tweens
• teeners
• rascals
• mischiefs
• whippersnappers
• cherubs
• bantlings
• rapscallions
• hellions
• teenyboppers
• imps
• striplings
• lads
• rogues
• nippers
• babes
• subteens
• tads
• tomboys
• devils
• bobby-soxers
• shavers
• hoydens
• jackanapeses
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• seniors
• elders
• senior citizens
• ancients
• oldsters
• old-timers
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of juveniles

Nine adults and five juveniles were inside those houses at the time. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

The measure does not apply to juveniles who are tried in juvenile court, where the charges and penalties are different. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Two juveniles were cited after riding e-motorcycles through the Westfield Galleria mall Friday night, according to the Roseville Police Department. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Police told the council the changes are needed in part because of the growing number of e-motos being used by juveniles. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026

The other two teens allegedly involved in the incident have been charged as juveniles. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Mary Cormier and David Butts, of Scott, were arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, the Scott Police Department said in a statement. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Although much remains unknown about godwits in general, even more remains unknown about the juveniles. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026