Difference between revisions of "pikin"
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* Small omomo wey dem just born wey still small. | * Small omomo wey dem just born wey still small. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Pikin''' suppose collect all the vaccines wey [[smallsmall]] children dey collect |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Pikin''' suppose collect all the vaccines wey [[smallsmall]] children dey collect |(NSC_2021, Babies are expected to get vaccinated with all the necessary vaccines meant for babies.)}} |
* Child wey don grow wey never mature finish. | * Child wey don grow wey never mature finish. | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Your '''pikin''' don grow comot for di small '''pikin''' wey I bin know.|NSC_2021, Your child is now all grown up and no longer the young child I knew him to be.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Your '''pikin''' don grow comot for di small '''pikin''' wey I bin know.|NSC_2021, Your child is now all grown up and no longer the young child I knew him to be.)}} | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|How dat '''pikin''? |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How | + | :* {{ux|dv|How dat '''pikin''? |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How is the child?)}} |
* Person wey no be [[sabi person]]. | * Person wey no be [[sabi person]]. | ||
:* {{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |(NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |(NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job.)}} | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 9 July 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From West Indies: Pickaninny use to refer to babies and more widely referring to small children
Pronunciation
- pìkîn
Noun
- Small omomo wey dem just born wey still small.
- Pikin suppose collect all the vaccines wey smallsmall children dey collect — (NSC_2021, Babies are expected to get vaccinated with all the necessary vaccines meant for babies.)
- Child wey don grow wey never mature finish.
- Your pikin don grow comot for di small pikin wey I bin know. — NSC_2021, Your child is now all grown up and no longer the young child I knew him to be.)
- How dat 'pikin? — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How is the child?)
- Person wey no be sabi person.
- You think sey I be pikin for dis job. — (NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job.)
Translations
- English: child, novice