English Explanatory Dictionary

mimmerkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf or dwarfish creature.

Word forms

mimmerkin mimmerkins mymmerkin memmerkin mymerken mymmerkyn memmerkyn

Etymology

From mimmer + -kin. Cognate with Scots mimmerkin, memmerkin (“a dwarf, dwarfish creature”). Compare also mimmering (“doting, dreaming”).

Synonyms

dobby dotel
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