ain

plural ains

1. alternativeAlternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”).

1. ScotlandOwn; belonging to one.

   Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, Combing down his yellow hair, He's my ain for evermair, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.

   1998, Jonathan Langley, Collins Bedtime Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, Bobby Shaftoe, page 86

1. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE code 01).
2. A river in the Jura and Ain departments, in eastern France, flowing from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.

plural AINs

1. abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of anterior interosseous nerve.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Alternative Influence Network, a loose network of right-wing to far-right influencers on YouTube.

   The content creators in the AIN claim to provide an alternative media source for viewers to obtain news and political commentary, outside of legacy news outlets such as cable channels and print media.

   2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, page 4