minor vs juvenile person

juvenile person vs minor

minor and juvenile person both are nouns.

minor is an adjective but juvenile person is not an adjective.

minor is a verb but juvenile person is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of minor include juvenile.

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

minor (adjective)	juvenile person (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount
lesser in scope or effect
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 person (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study

Difference between minor and juvenile person

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