minor vs juvenile

juvenile vs minor

minor and juvenile both are nouns.

minor and juvenile both are adjectives.

minor is a verb but juvenile is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
juvenile	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, juvenile is a hypernym of minor; that is, juvenile is a word with a broader meaning than minor:

minor: a young person of either sex
juvenile: a young person, not fully developed

Other hypernyms of minor include juvenile person.

minor (noun)	juvenile (noun)
a young person of either sex	a young person, not fully developed

minor (adjective)	juvenile (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount	of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
lesser in scope or effect	displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
not of legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank
of lesser seriousness or danger
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment

minor (verb)	juvenile (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study

Difference between minor and juvenile

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