reformatory

Meaning

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.

Noun

A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.

Synonyms

reform school

reformative

penitentiary

training school

house of detention

jail

gaol

prison

house of correction

stockade

house of reformation

borstal

correctional

corrective

dungeon

penal colony

slammer

enhancive

detention house

augmentative

Translations

Besserungsanstalt

reformatorio

αναμορφωτήριο

riformatorio

reformatori

correccional

carcere minorile

riformatore

Erziehungsanstalt

correctionnel

établissement d’éducation surveillée

rééducatif

σωφρονιστήριο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/