kə̇n noun suffix
also -kins -nz
( plural -kins )
Etymology: -kin from Middle English, from Middle Dutch -kin, -ken, -kijn; akin to Old Saxon -kīn, diminutive suffix, Old High German -chīn; -kins from Middle English, suffix used to form surnames (as Jenkins ), from -kin + -s, patronymic suffix (as in Roberts )
: little
cat kin
baby kins