Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to ``dear.'' --Brewer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ladykin — /lay dee kin/, n. (often used as a term of endearment) a little lady. [1850 55; LADY + KIN] * * * … Universalium
ladykin — n. little lady (affectionate term) … English contemporary dictionary
ladykin — la·dy·kin … English syllables
ladykin — la•dy•kin [[t]ˈleɪ di kɪn[/t]] n. a little lady • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
ladykin — ˈlādēkə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: lady (I) + kin : a little lady sometimes used as an endearment … Useful english dictionary
Lakin — Ladykin La dy*kin, n. [Lady + kin.] A little lady; applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth s time, in the abbreviated form {Lakin}, to the Virgin Mary. [1913 Webster] Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to dear.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-kin — suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin). Etymology: from or after MDu. kijn, ken, OHG chin * * * suffix forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin Origin: from Middle Dutch kijn, ken, Middle Low German kīn … Useful english dictionary
Lakin — La kin, n. See {Ladykin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lakin — /lay kin/, n. Obs. ladykin. [1490 1500; earlier laken for *ladyken little lady. See LADY, KIN] * * * … Universalium
byrlakin — interjection Etymology: contraction of by our Ladykin obsolete a mild oath … Useful english dictionary
