Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youth detention centre

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: youth de-ten-tion -cen-tre
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.

Inflected Forms

youth detention centres (plural) youth detention center (alternative)

Synonyms

juvenile hall juvie

Questions

What does youth detention centre mean?: A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.

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