Meaning & use
Young'uns
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Young people or children; used informally and often affectionately, especially in rural or Southern American English.
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Grandpa always saved the porch swing for the young'uns.
The young'uns were sent to bed early while the adults kept talking around the fire.
A note on using this word
An eye-dialect spelling of "young ones," commonly used in fiction to capture a folksy or Southern American accent.
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