"thats" meaning in English

See thats in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} thats, {{en-cont}} thats
  1. Obsolete form of that's. Tags: alt-of, contraction, obsolete Alternative form of: that's
    Sense id: en-thats-en-contraction-Mph2-mjR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: that's [pronoun]

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} thats
  1. plural of that Tags: form-of, plural Form of: that
    Sense id: en-thats-en-noun-BRfN1tAf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: that's [pronoun]

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun form}} thats
  1. (nonstandard, dialect, e.g. Black Country, Northern Ireland) whose, of which, in dialects that require a human antecedent for "whose" Tags: Northern-Ireland, dialectal, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-thats-en-pron-3W9OWnDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: that's [pronoun]

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