young'un

See also: youngun

English

Alternative forms

• youngen, youngin, youngon, youngun

Etymology

Univerbation of young +‎ 'un.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʌŋən/

• Audio (US):

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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."

Anagrams

• unyoung