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The word 'kids'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
kidsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus26.88349
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 21.5 6 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 36 3 3
DOR - General Northern 83.9 18 10
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 29.2 11 5
WCE - West Central 32.2 7 4
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 57.9 9 3
GLA - Glasgow 34.5 6 5
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 18.3 13 10
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.6 4 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of kids in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Whin wae wir kids doon on the ferm, on page 38

1 matches

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
day. How long is ok tae leave kids ootside to play in the snaa a (2018) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Weel, kids!" Joyce turnt te the eleeven- on page 39

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
yet she's the een takkin the kids te the skweel an pickin them on page 35
r hid a man bit she hidna ony kids - I hid fower. Jennifer help on page 78

2 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
ife deed a while back and his kids dinna look the road o him. I'
1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
day, there wis fower o’ us kids in Ees flat.
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
. But today I'm taking my own kids up Bin of Cullen. I'll be usi (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
ied me, or, if there wis mair kids cam oot, we’d aa be playin
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
An' us kids feelin' totally broken-hearte
1 matches

The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
ime o’ year, fit wi a’ my kids’ birthdays being in Septemb
1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Overheard at Wetherspoons, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
We canna wauk awa frae oor kids on page 32

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
skweel-kids, halflins, young on page 68

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ck in the sivventies when the kids hid all growed up an moved aw
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
-troot an makkin aw the ither kids it scuil on the Monanday
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
a jist ootside the door o the kids’ club, beyond the widden de
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
s tae gin through fan we were kids. He’s 80 so it’s clearly a (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@Ali_Leith Na wer kids(2020)
ms fae an affa phone bill the kids voting on Big Brither(2020)

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
best thing we can do is teach kids of the history and linguistic(2020)
nd colleagues! And tae aa the kids at @BanffAcademyBXA. There's (2020)

@Franwella tweeted
m chucking them oot. Jist the kids for th last hr n a haf ......(2011)
Kids demanding I cook pizza at thi(2011)
nippin oot. Oo if I bring the kids it's nae even nippin oot.....(2011)
s calm. One day I mite tak th kids!(2011)
Blinkn kids kept me up tae 3am. A wee sno(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ween, will avoid a yon Fittie Kids chapping on ma door trick n t(2017)
Blooming trick or treat kids at ma door last nicht! Jist s(2019)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
da. He batters his wife. She kids oan she walked intae a door o on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
name of a good cause. Saving kids from drugs is so important." on page 71
re there will be two or three kids Waitin at haime wonderin wher on page 123

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eran glisk o the match and he kids on he is busy wi it when his on page 136

1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ne parent said to me. You’re kids must be street wise. Hers whe(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mak ma day n al leave the new kids oan the block tae dae the biz (2021) twitter link
ts not allowed to watch there kids play football - what about t (2020) twitter link
e it m8 - its great to c the kids n youths playin and the enjoy (2021) twitter link
reat to see the enjoyment the kids get from football and long ma (2020) twitter link
than entitled to watch there kids play football - theres a 4 m (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wis pants. It wis aw full ae kids kiddin on they wur adults: tu on page 38
ow much fibre dae ah eat; she kids on it's fur oor nutrition pro on page 91

2 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
break intae anywhere, or take kids wae them.
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
t whit cud ah say? Like maist kids, when sumhing gangs wrang ye
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ae it richt. An ken whit? The kids’r laughin’ fit tae bust a
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
’ Andy is uncle tae Rab’s kids. Gittin’ mair like the Broo
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
haud yer wheesht an gie's yer kids.
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi consequences are ir kids on page 61
merried we twa kids on page 77

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
nk fir quite a few o’ these kids we did mak’ a difference. F
ough A had an insight tae the kids behaviour. We were bikin’ n
’ resources given tae these kids, an’ that wis guid. A Jist
ools fir Jist “bein’ nice kids!” You never ken it could ha
4 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ilin’ Instructors tellin’ kids when they were namin’ the p
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A mind havin’ a class o’ kids frae a Castlemilk School. A w
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ntrast wi’ the pair English kids wha ran, jumped, foucht an’
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
imagine. There were these two kids - ” He scanced towart the b
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oaff as a playgroond safe fur kids. Decent climbin frames, flyin
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
and a hell of a lot of scared kids in the process. I was inundat on page 56

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The kids wha ur minin oot tin on page 36
Yer nae-kids or paurent that hae managed t on page 39

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
in, laughin Italian families, kids playin a ball game on the edg
1 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e that big. The man gied me a kids menu when we went in, an ther
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Be careful whit ye wish fur kids, that rock an roll kerry oan
1 matches

Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Aye an Ay, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
killin kids 2nd haun- fancy dancin-cunnin
1 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n front o Lewis and the other kids when ah wasnae.' on page 46

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wi airtins for bairns (http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov) alang wi maite
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
mon slang’. Ootside schule, kids telt by adults tae speak ‘p
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
great at what you do, all the kids love you and they should ? ti(2020)

@jax6754 tweeted
wee reminder no tae shout at kids the day! xxx http://t.co/h9wk(2015)
enjoy the rest o yir eve when kids r n bed X http://t.co/V4zjmp4(2015)
! Richt busy Sunday aheid but kids class ready fir church 2mor i(2015)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
yaise it in Kinross, but the kids at Beath High learned me it l(2019)

@Chazzbat tweeted
at aa. Ye cud coont the black kids on wan haund, an the broon ki(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
only feel sorry fer the wokey kids that huvnae oor "lived experi (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
They're saying it wasnae just kids ?????? (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
marking exam papers where the kids didn't know the answer so jus(2020)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
rolling out Scots to so many kids in so(2020)
ead it to them as much as the kids or older folk? Noo oot, my il(2020)
s done with Scots fir so many kids in the n-e. Truly inspiration (2020) twitter link