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yaya
interjection

English Meaning(s) for やや

interjection
  1. oh!; oh my!; dear me!
  2. not a chance; not likely; no way; no (from いや+や)
  3. oh no; yuck; eew

Definition and Synonyms for やや

A Trifle to a small degree
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干
Infant a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Synonyms: ねね, やや, やや, いやや, ねんね, ベビー, 乳児, 乳飲み子, 嬰児, 幼児, , 稚児, 赤ちゃん, 赤ん坊, 赤子, 赤子
A Trifle somewhat
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干

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Child a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
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