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Minikin

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Diminutive or miniature. obsolete
Noun
  1. 1
    A young person, especially a young woman. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    The treble string of a lute. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    A little pin. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  5. 5
    The size of type smaller than brilliant, standardized as 3-point. UK, dated, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), from minne (“love”) (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), from minne (“love”) (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn.

Etymology 3

From Miniken, a 16th-century English form of the place name Munich, a German city where such strings were produced and from which they were imported. Miniken is derived from then-contemporary German Münichen.

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