Minikin Definition

mĭnĭ-kĭn
noun
A darling.
Webster's New World
Anything very small and delicate.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A young person, especially a young woman.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) A little pin.

Wiktionary
adjective
Very small.
American Heritage
Diminutive.
Webster's New World
Affected.
Webster's New World
Trivial; petty.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Minikin

Noun

Singular:
minikin
Plural:
minikins

Origin of Minikin

  • Obsolete Dutch minneken darling from Middle Dutch diminutive of minne love men-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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