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Steenie

Steenie proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Stephen.

Proper noun

Steenie

  1. (Scotland) A diminutive of the male given name Stephen.
    • "Here, Dougal," said the Laird, "gie Steenie a tass of brandy down stairs, till I count the siller and write the receipt."1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    • And now the murder is out, and I stand before you as Stephen Broadfoot, or "Little Steenie", as I used to be called when attending Edinburgh College.1852, William Harrison Ainsworth, “Tale of a Carpet-Bag”, in Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 21, page 17

Questions about Steenie

What does Steenie mean?
Steenie means a diminutive of the male given name Stephen.
What part of speech is Steenie?
Steenie is a proper noun.

Words near Steenie in the dictionary

  1. steenboks
  2. steenbras
  3. steenbuck
  4. steenbucks
  5. steened
  6. Steenie
  7. steening
  8. steenings
  9. Steenkirk
  10. Steenkirks
  11. steens

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