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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)

  1. 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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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".