What does "youngin" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "youngin"?

Common synonyms include: bairn, bitchling, brat, child, chit, crib lizard.

Youngin

//ˈjʌŋɪn// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A young one: a youth, a child, a kid, young person. British, Northern-England, Southern-US, West-Country, informal
"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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bairn bitchling brat child chit crib lizard

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"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."

Etymology

Reduced form of young one.

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