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Webster 1913 Edition
Ladykin
La′dy-kin
,Noun.
[
Lady
+ -kin
.] A little lady; – applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth’s time, in the abbreviated form
Lakin
, to the Virgin Mary. ☞ The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to “dear.”
Brewer.
Definition 2024
ladykin
ladykin
English
Noun
ladykin (plural ladykins)
- A little lady.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2
- By'r lakin, I can go no further, sir; / My old bones ache [...]
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- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2
Translations
little lady
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Usage notes
- Applied during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary. The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to "dear".