English Explanatory Dictionary

kinchin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A child.

Word forms

kinchin kinchins kinchen

Etymology

From German Kindchen, diminutive of Kind, from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”).

Derived words

kinchin cove kinchin lay kinchin mort
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