"kinchin mort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinchin morts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinchin mort (plural kinchin morts)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A female child, especially one carried by a beggar. Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: kinchen mort, kinchen mot, kinchen mott, kinchin mot, kinchin mott Related terms: kinchin cove
    Sense id: en-kinchin_mort-en-noun-YvPO-rVU Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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