Y

Meanings

Noun

• A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y.
• A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
• A moth of the genus Plusia, having markings resembling the letter Y.
• (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.)
• A particular facility run by the YMCA/YWCA.

Interjection

• Abbreviation of yes

Origin

• Abbreviation by shortening.