minikin

[ min-i-kin ]
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noun
  1. a person or object that is delicate, dainty, or diminutive.

  2. a printing type (about 3½ point).

adjective
  1. delicate, dainty, or mincing.

Origin of minikin

1
1535–45; <Middle Dutch minneken friend, lover, equivalent to minne love + -ken-kin

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minikin

/ (ˈmɪnɪkɪn) obsolete /


noun
  1. a small, dainty, or affected person or thing

adjective
  1. dainty, prim, or affected

Origin of minikin

1
C16: from Dutch minneken, diminutive of minne love

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