Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minikin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: minikin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young person, especially a young woman.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A small or insignificant person, thing or amount.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The size of type smaller than brilliant, standardized as 3-point.

British usage; Dated; Uncountable

adj

Diminutive or miniature.

Obsolete

noun

The treble string of a lute.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle Dutch minnekijn (“darling, beloved”), from minne (“love”) (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: minnekijn, Münichen

Usage

Inflected Forms

minikins (plural) more minikin (comparative) most minikin (superlative)

Phrases

minikin gut

Synonyms

excelsior

Questions

What does minikin mean?: A young person, especially a young woman.
Where does minikin come from?: It is traced to German.

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