sutchkin

Scots

FWOTD – 23 October 2022

Alternative forms

  • søskin, sötskin, sutshkin

Etymology

From Old Norse systkin (siblings). Compare Danish søskende, Faroese, Icelandic systkin, Norwegian Bokmål søsken and Swedish syskon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsøtʃkɪn/

Noun

sutchkin (plural sutchkins)

  1. (Shetland) sibling (brother and sister)
    • 1952, John J. Hunter, Taen wi da Trow, page 211:
      He wis just laek his sutchkins.
      He was just like his siblings.
  2. (Shetland) cousins, near relatives in general

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