Definition of whatten
1
dialectal
: what kind of
whatten
adjective
what·ten
variants:
or
whatn
or less commonly
whaten
\ˈ(h)wätᵊn, -wə- also -wȯ-\
or
whatna
\-tnə\
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Origin and Etymology of whatten
Middle English (northern dialect) whatkin, from 3what + kin kindred, kind of
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