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kinchin

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[kin-chin] / ˈkɪn tʃɪn /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.
  1. a child.


Etymology

Origin of kinchin

1690–1700; < German Kindchen, diminutive of Kind child. See kind 2, -kin

Example Sentences

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Details of the new "safer" city centre locations have yet to be confirmed but Rachel Kinchin, creative producer for Pwsh, the collective that created the artwork, said work would begin next spring.

From BBC

Rachel Kinchin,creative producer for Pwsh, the collective that created the artwork that was commissioned by For Cardiff, said: "For Cardiff funded this, and are very supportive and are as gutted as we are, but something fundamentally horrific has happened in some sort of communication".

From BBC

The curators of “Automania” — Juliet Kinchin, who recently retired from MoMA, and her design department colleagues Paul Galloway and Andrew Gardner — have brought out collection objects that limn the car as dream machine and traffic nightmare.

From New York Times

In both, Kinchin writes about the corporate practice of “artwashing, a by now well-established branding strategy practiced by the polluting fossil fuel industry.”

From New York Times

“We’re hoping it will deepen and spark further debate, but also joyous appreciation of the automobile’s innovation, tech and social transformation,” Ms. Kinchin said.

From New York Times