young'un
/ˈjʌŋən/
young'un noun: child.
Noun
young'un (plural young'uns)
- Child.
- "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."1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, page 31
- Synonyms:
- bairn, brat, child, chit, crumb cruncher, crumb crusher, crumb grinder, crumb snatcher, fry, juvenile
Synonyms of young'un
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- kid
- kiddie
- little one
- minor
- mini-me
- moppet
- munchkin
- nipper
- slip
- small fry
- sprog
- sproglet
- sprout
- tart
- tot
- tyke
- youngling
- youngster
- youth
- crib lizard
- crotch critter
- crotch dropping
- crotch fruit
- crotch goblin
- crotch monkey
- crotchling
- cum cheese
- cum pet
- cunt dropping
- fucklet
Forms of young'un
| plural | young'uns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | youngen |
| alternative form | youngin |
| alternative form | youngon |
| alternative form | youngun |
Origin of young'un
Univerbation of young + 'un.
Questions about young'un
- What does young'un mean?
- Young'un means child.
- What part of speech is young'un?
- Young'un is a noun.
- How do you pronounce young'un?
- Young'un is pronounced /ˈjʌŋən/.
- What is the plural of young'un?
- The plural of young'un is young'uns.
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