[Vocabulary] which one is older in Juvenile and Teen? Thanks.

[amyisally]

In my dictionary
teen means teenage:between 13 and 19 years old
juvenile : young people

I think juvenile is older than teen. Am I right?
In library, I saw Juvenile Fiction area, and Teen Fiction. So is it true that Juvenile Fiction is harder than Teen Fiction?
Thanks a lot.

 

[MikeNewYork]

There is a lot of overlap.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

In some contexts 'juvenile' can be synonymous with 'minor' meaning under the age of legal responsibility. A teen could be considered an adult.

 

[SoothingDave]

I don't know what you mean by "harder."

If I saw "juvenile" and "teen" sections in a library, I would think that the "teen" section was for older kids.

 

[Tdol]

It is not a standard distinction for libraries- I have not seen it used like this in the UK. I would think the same as SoothingDave if I saw it.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Teenager: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old'── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/teenager
'Adolescent: a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18'── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/adolescent

Are they synonyms?
Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The definition of a teenager is fixed by the words. The definition of adolescent is more opinion than fact.

 

[Rover_KE]

In a library, I saw a Juvenile Fiction area, and Teen Fiction.

To most people 'juvenile fiction' is for 7- to 12-year olds. Teenagers would not been seen dead browsing the books in that section of a library; they'd head for what many libraries call their 'young adult' section.

 

[konungursvia]

The definition of a teenager is fixed by the words. The definition of adolescent is more opinion than fact.

I think I was an adolescent until well into my thirties.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I hope so. :up:

 

[Tdol]

It only gets worrying when you would like to think you still are.