ladykin

American  

[ley-dee-kin] / ˈleɪ di kɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ladykin

First recorded in 1850–55; lady + -kin

Example Sentences

It is Jackie's own ladykin, a dressmaker's dummy that has all of her dimensions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Come, come! go home, dear heart, my darling ladykin, to your dear good lord and master, and you'll see how heartily he'll receive you!'

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

In the meantime the young ladykin whom the solemn vowing concerned had lingered round the choir screen, as if fearing to enter, yet loth to go away. 

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas

The y is not changed before ship, as in secretaryship, ladyship, etc., nor in babyhood and ladykin.

From The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric by Cody, Sherwin

"Don't be alarmed, my pretty ladykin," said the witch, taking her by the hand.

From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór