Minikin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Archaic A very small delicate creature.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A young person, especially a young woman.
  • n. A small or insignificant person, thing or amount.
  • adj. Diminutive or miniature.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little darling; a favorite; a minion.
  • n. A little pin.
  • adj. Small; diminutive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fine mincing lass.
  • n. A pin of the smallest sort. Also called minifer-pin. Halliwell.
  • n. The second size of splints used in making matches.
  • n. A small sort of gut-string formerly used in the lute and viol, and various other stringed instruments: it was properly the treble string of a lute or fiddle.
  • Small; fine; delicate; dainty.
    • Word Usage
    "It is a very small bag, containing a yet smaller rolled-up housewife furnished with minikin needles and fine thread."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    favorite    minion    small    diminutive    delicate   
    Same Context
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