| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| minikin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | min·i·kin |
| PRONUNCIATION: | m n -k n |
| NOUN: | Archaic A very small delicate creature. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete Dutch minneken, darling, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of minne, love. See men-1 in Appendix I.
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