young'un
noun
young one; child.
young'uns
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pluralof young'un.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mallard ducks and Canada geese have long made the reflecting pool home and paraded their young’uns through it in the spring and summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I said, ‘I got no money to build a house with all them young’uns and a wife.’”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2021
Starting in the fall, they travel along the west coast of North America and hole up in Mexico’s Baja California, a one-stop shop for mating, calving and nursing their young’uns.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
Parents must authenticate kids’ accounts before young’uns can begin using it.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2017
Grandma and the other young’uns were all right, but they’d lost everything.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
