Meaning category
Scottish words for people and family
Words for people often carry regional, affectionate, or age-related meaning. This group helps distinguish child terms from familiar ways of addressing someone.
What this category clarifies
Words for people often carry regional, affectionate, or age-related meaning. This group helps distinguish child terms from familiar ways of addressing someone.
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Meaning and examplesbairnA child; sometimes a person's offspring regardless of age.Meaning and examplesweanA child, especially in Glasgow and west-central Scotland.Meaning and exampleslassieA girl or young woman; sometimes an affectionate term for a woman.Meaning and examplesladdieA boy or young man; sometimes an affectionate term for a man.Meaning and exampleshenA familiar way to address a woman or girl.