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minikin

[ min-i-kin ]

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.

minikin

/ ˈmɪnɪkɪn /

noun

  1. a small, dainty, or affected person or thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. dainty, prim, or affected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minikin1

1535–45; < Middle Dutch minneken friend, lover, equivalent to minne love + -ken -kin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minikin1

C16: from Dutch minneken, diminutive of minne love
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Example Sentences

A minikin three-and-a-half-feet Colonel, being one day at the drill, was examining a strapper of six feet four.

A withered leprechaun set eyes into the head of a minikin hound.

Manikin and Minikin aptly exemplifies Mr. Kreymborg's idea of rhythmical, pantomimic drama.

In a very small bag is deposited a little rolled up housewife, furnished with minikin needles and fine thread.

Lady Minikin hates her husband, and flirts with colonel Tivy.

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