juvie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Diminutive of juvenile + -ie.
Pronunciation
Noun
juvie (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)
- (colloquial) A youth detention centre.
- (colloquial) A minor.
Translations
youth detention centre
|
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *hey-
- English terms suffixed with -ie
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uːvi
- Rhymes:English/uːvi/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English colloquialisms