Meanings
nounjuvie (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)
plural juvies · alternative juvy · alternative juvey
- colloquialcountableuncountableSynonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
Synonyms: juvenile hall
- colloquialcountableuncountableA minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
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Origin
From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 少年感化院
- 少年感化院 (shàonián gǎnhuà yuàn)youth detention centre
German Jugendknast
- Jugendknastyouth detention centre
Italian carcere minorile
- carcere minorileyouth detention centre
Japanese 少年施設
- 少年施設 (shōnen shisetsu)youth detention centre
Korean 소년원
- 소년원 (sonyeonwon)youth detention centre
Polish poprawczak, dom poprawczy
- poprawczakyouth detention centre
- dom poprawczyyouth detention centre
- zakład poprawczyyouth detention centre
Ukrainian виправна колонія
- виправна колонія (vypravna kolonija)youth detention centre
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with juvie
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
juvie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juvie
MLA
“juvie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juvie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “juvie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juvie.
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