ain't
ain't definition
ain't (ānt)
- Informal am not
- : a dialectal or nonstandard usage
- is not or are not
- has not or have not
Etymology: early assimilation, with lengthened and raised vowel, of amn't, contr. of am not; later confused with a'nt (are not), i'nt (is not), ha'nt (has not, have not)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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