Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EEREPI, Irep(i), n. “A jocular name for a very small person or child” (Sh. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl., eerepi; “a diminutive creature; a small, ill-thriven stunted thing” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), irep(i)). [′irəp(i)]
[Origin obscure.]
