kinchin noun.
['kɪntʃɪn] slang. Now
rare or
obsolete.
M16.[German Kindchen dim. of Kind child: cf. -KIN.]A young child. Orig. & usu. in
comb. (see below).
Comb.:
kinchin-cove a young boy;
kinchin-lay the practice of stealing money from children sent on errands;
kinchin-mort [see MOT noun1] a young girl.
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