ˈānt
also an't “ also ˈant or like arenʸt
Etymology: probably contraction of are not, is not, am not, & have not
1.
a. : are not
you ain't going
they ain't here
things ain't what they used to be
b. : is not
it ain't raining
he's here, ain't he
c. : am not
I ain't ready
— though disapproved by many and more common in less educated speech, used orally in most parts of the United States by many cultivated speakers especially in the phrase ain't I
2. substandard
a. : have not
I ain't seen him
you ain't told us
b. : has not
he ain't got the time
ain't the doctor come yet