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Wee yin
WEE yin
Meaning in Scotland
A little one or young child; sometimes any smaller or younger person or thing.
Meaning depends on context and may extend beyond children.
Natural examples
How Wee yin appears in context
- The wee yin is fast asleep.
- I’ll take the wee yin and you take the big one.
Context profile
Tone, setting, audience, and caution
Context-dependent; examples show common everyday force.
Conversation, local writing, or Scottish institutional use depending on the entry.
Recognizable to many Scottish speakers, with uneven regional frequency.
Meaning depends on context and may extend beyond children.
Common patterns
Phrases built around this meaning
- the wee yin
- our wee yin
- that wee yin
Related meanings
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Evidence
Sources used for this entry
- Essential Scots-English DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Authoritative general reference with English definitions for thousands of Scots words and regional labels.