detention home

American  

[dih-ten-shuhn hohm] / dɪˈtɛn ʃən ˌhoʊm /

noun

1. juvenile detention center.

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Etymology

Origin of detention home

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Emile Griffith grew up as a man-child at a boys’ detention home in the Virgin Islands.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012

For Larry's own safety, he had to be kept in the detention home, even on Christmas Day.

From Time Magazine Archive

He worked somewhere else, but he stayed there at the detention home on he weekends with Lucille.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

But first I was going to the detention home.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

And I dropped over to Mason to see Mrs. Sweriin, the woman at the detention home who had kept me those couple of years.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey