"shrinkette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shrinkettes [plural]
Etymology: shrink + -ette Etymology templates: {{af|en|shrink|-ette|id2=female}} shrink + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} shrinkette (plural shrinkettes)
  1. (slang) A female shrink (psychiatrist or psychotherapist). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-shrinkette-en-noun-sQQFCOUt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female)

Inflected forms

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