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ladykin

American  
[ley-dee-kin] / ˈleɪ di kɪn /

noun

  1. a little lady (often used as a term of endearment).

Etymology

Origin of ladykin

First recorded in 1850–55; lady + -kin

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Then you looked straight at Ladykin, and Ladykin looked straight at you, looked and looked and LOOKED, and you both gasped right out loud before the first miracle of your life, the Miracle of the Mating of Thoughts.

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Ladykin knew perfectly well how to manage everything.

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But Ladykin defied him to the last.

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There on the beach in a scoopy hollow of sand backed up against the old gray rock were Sam and Ladykin.

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Never once did you dare think of Ladykin.

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