Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juvie

/ˈd͡ʒuːvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: ju-vie
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂ey-
Suffix: juvenile

Usage

Inflected Forms

juvies (plural) juvy (alternative) juvey (alternative)

Synonyms

juvenile hall

Rhymes With

movie groovy

Questions

How do you pronounce juvie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/.
What does juvie mean?: Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
Where does juvie come from?: From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

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