kinchin

American

[kin-chin] / ˈkɪn tʃɪn /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

a child.

Etymology

Origin of kinchin

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

Example Sentences

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The kinchin lay will be a fortune to you.'

From Oliver Twist by Dickens, Charles

When I begin with a kinchin cove I starts squar.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred

"That's the kinchin as was to try the dub for us, ain't it?" muttered Smith to his companion as he stole a glance at Jack Sheppard.

From Jack Sheppard A Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison

Any fool can a put down his five nothings; but a's a clever kinchin an a can place a so much as a I afore 'em.

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

It was—The kinchin will bite the bubble—I pondered, and fifty times questioned—'Who is the kinchin?

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas

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