"juvie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/, /ˈd͡ʒyːvi/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-juvie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: juvies [plural], juvy [alternative], juvey [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ey-|id=life}}, {{suffix|en|juvenile|ie}} juvenile + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} juvie (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)
  1. (colloquial) Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre). Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: juvenile hall [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (youth detention centre): 少年感化院 (shàonián gǎnhuà yuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Jugendknast [masculine] (German), carcere minorile [masculine] (Italian), 少年施設 (shōnen shisetsu) (Japanese), 소년원 (sonyeonwon) (alt: 少年院) (Korean), poprawczak [masculine] (Polish), dom poprawczy [masculine] (Polish), zakład poprawczy [masculine] (Polish), виправна колонія (vypravna kolonija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-juvie-en-noun-2q1XGn6h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Prison Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Prison: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'youth detention centre': 77 23
  2. (colloquial) A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-juvie-en-noun-ieq4Oaya Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Children Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Children: 40 60

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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