Steenie

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proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Stephen.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ScotlandA diminutive of the male given name Stephen.

    "Here, Dougal," said the Laird, "gie Steenie a tass of brandy down stairs, till I count the siller and write the receipt."

    1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    1 more example

    And now the murder is out, and I stand before you as Stephen Broadfoot, or "Little Steenie", as I used to be called when attending Edinburgh College.

    1852, William Harrison Ainsworth, “Tale of a Carpet-Bag”, in Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 21, page 17
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APA

Steenie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenie

MLA

“Steenie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Steenie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenie.

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