young'un

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English

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Etymology

Univerbation of young +‎ 'un.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʌŋən/
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Noun

young'un (plural young'uns)

  1. (Southern US, African-American Vernacular, British West Country, Northern England, informal) Child.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:child
    • 1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, page 31:
      "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."

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