LADYKINS

Noun

ladykins

plural of ladykin

Source: Wiktionary


LADYKIN

La"dy*kin, n. Etym: [Lady + -kin.]

Definition: A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary.

Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to "dear." Brewer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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