Juvenile vs Sophomore - What's the difference?
juvenile | sophomore |
a prepubescent child
a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
an animal that is not sexually mature
an actor playing a child's role
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
(US) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
(US, horse-racing) A three year old horse.
As adjectives the difference between juvenile and sophomore
is that juvenile is young; not fully developed while sophomore is the second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.As nouns the difference between juvenile and sophomore
is that juvenile is a prepubescent child while sophomore is a second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.juvenile
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (not of legal age) juvenile court, juvenile delinquent, juvenile detention center, juvenile hallsophomore
English
(wikipedia sophomore)Adjective
(-)- The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.
Noun
(en noun)- She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.
- The filly had looked promising as a sophomore , but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.
Derived terms
* softmore * sophomoricReferences
*Answers.com article on “sophomore”