skuķēns

Latvian

Etymology

From skuķis (“girl, young woman”) +‎ -ēns.

Noun

skuķēns m (1st declension)

  1. (colloquial) little girl
    Ingūna vēl nevarēja lepoties ar briedumu, kas meitenes atšķir no skuķēniem ― Ingūna could not yet boast of maturity, that which distinguishes young women from little girls
    sīks skuķēns, tāds kā pelēks griezes bērns, tecēja pa celiņu ― a little girl, just like a baby gray corncrake, ran through the passage

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