"minikin" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more minikin [comparative], most minikin [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), from minne (“love”) (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|minnekijn|t=darling, beloved}} Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), {{m|dum|minne|t=love}} minne (“love”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} minikin (comparative more minikin, superlative most minikin)
  1. (obsolete) Diminutive or miniature. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: minikin gut
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-adj-g8CokV31

Noun

Forms: minikins [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), from minne (“love”) (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|minnekijn|t=darling, beloved}} Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), {{m|dum|minne|t=love}} minne (“love”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} minikin (countable and uncountable, plural minikins)
  1. (obsolete) A young person, especially a young woman. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-noun-sYBlIrUL
  2. (obsolete) A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-noun-4lBk7hV1
  3. (obsolete) A little pin. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-noun-rxEM0fEy
  4. (uncountable, UK printing, dated) The size of type smaller than brilliant, standardized as 3-point. Tags: UK, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Printing Synonyms (type size): excelsior [US]
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-noun-hsal0jxB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 11 16 29 23 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'type size': 0 16 0 84 0
  5. The treble string of a lute. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-minikin-en-noun-2I9pq3dn

Inflected forms

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