"babykin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: babykins [plural]
Etymology: baby + -kin Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|baby|kin|id2=diminutive}} baby + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} babykin (plural babykins)
  1. (endearing) young baby. Tags: endearing
    Sense id: en-babykin-en-noun-7QgSKsjv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin (diminutive)

Inflected forms

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