MINIKIN


Meaning of MINIKIN in English

/min"i kin/ , n.

1. a person or object that is delicate, dainty, or diminutive.

2. a printing type (about 3 1 / 2 point).

adj.

3. delicate, dainty, or mincing.

[ 1535-45; minneken friend, lover, equiv. to minne love + -ken -KIN ]

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