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minikin

[min-i-kin]

noun

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

  2. a printing type (about 3½ point).



adjective

  1. delicate, dainty, or mincing.

minikin

/ ˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. a small, dainty, or affected person or thing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. dainty, prim, or affected

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minikin1

1535–45; < Middle Dutch minneken friend, lover, equivalent to minne love + -ken -kin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of minikin1

C16: from Dutch minneken, diminutive of minne love
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Kelly Tackett, owner of the children’s clothing shop Minikin, decided just last weekend that she would reopen.

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St Helens were left stunned when Webster grabbed a second, while Paul McShane, Greg Minikin and Nathan Massey scored as Cas led 31-4 at half-time.

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Greg Eden had a second-half hat-trick and Minikin ran 70 metres, while Luke Douglas scored St Helens' consolation.

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Roberts' run and perfectly judged kick-through was finished off by Minikin, while Massey dived over under the posts.

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Minikin burst through from 70 metres for his second, while Douglas powered in under the posts for a consolation for St Helens.

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