minikin
[adjective]
Synonyms: tiny, bitsy, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, midget, minute, teensy, teenty, teeny, wee

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minikin noun & adjective. ['mɪnɪkɪn] M16.
[Dutch minneken, from minne love + -ken -KIN.]
A. noun.
1. A small or insignificant person or thing. Also spec., (a term of endearment for) a slight young girl or woman (now dial.). M16.

2. A thin string of gut used for the treble string of a lute or viol. Also minikin string. Long rare. M16.

3. A kind of small pin. Also minikin pin. E18.
b. adjective.
1. Orig., dainty, elegant, sprightly. Now (derog.), affected, mincing. M16.

2. Of a thing: diminutive; miniature; tiny. L16.

3. Of a voice: shrill. Only in E17.

4. Designating a kind of baize. E17-E18.
Special collocations: minikin pin = sense A.3 above. minikin string = sense A.2 above.

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