Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar 'yar tsana' ɗan ƙaramin siffa ce, galibi tana wakiltar mutum ko dabba, wanda galibi ana yin shi da kyalle, filastik, ko itace kuma galibi ana amfani da shi azaman wasan yara. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga kalmar so ga mace ko budurwa.
