malkin

[maw-kin, mawl-, mal-]

noun

British Dialect.

1. an untidy woman; slattern.

2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.

3. a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.

4. a cat.

5. a hare.

malkin

/ ˈmɔːkɪn, ˈmɔːl-, ˈmæl- /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin

2. a variant of mawkin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of malkin¹

C13: diminutive of Maud

Example Sentences

The reflex to stamp on the narcissist label has falsely conflated any cruel or deceitful behavior with narcissism, says Craig Malkin, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, the author of Rethinking Narcissism, and a clinical psychologist who treats NPD.

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And not all narcissists are abusive, Malkin adds.

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“Empathy is not solid or reliable,” Malkin says.

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“There’s such a diversity among the population of people with narcissistic personality,” says Malkin.

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“It doesn’t work,” said Elisabeth Malkin, deputy program director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group.

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