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youngin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjʌŋɪn/
  • rhymes with -ʌŋɪn

1

noun

Meaning 1

A young one: a youth, a child, a kid, young person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Southern-US, UK, West-Country, informal

Examples

  • 1996, Mary Lee Settle, The Killing Ground http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1570031185&id=NuC208Sm3hYC&pg=PA299&lpg=PA299&sig=nrGak4rpTJXj0jA5UreToSTbyTo I swear to God, Hannah, Haley had entered that youngin in an open jumper class for children.
  • 1999, Silver RavenWolf, Halloween http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN1567187196&id=asYSfOp1kdcC&pg=RA1-PA39&lpg=RA1-PA39&sig=OX_vV-IRIn0wqfIu5si8vYisHLE He wasn’t an unlikable fellow, no he wasn’t, but he was the sort of fella that would run from honest work faster than a youngin’ can run from bath water.
  • 2000, Gene S Ladnier, Fame's Eternal Camping Ground http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0738808210&id=W-05dJIwk5EC&pg=PA297&lpg=PA297&sig=CT5T_3DS-GSixo_NJCONKqUShVE If I was a youngin looking for my sweetheart, I reckon I’d hook up with Barteau’s bunch and try to cut them Yankee wagons off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Reduced form of young one.