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kinchin

kinchin noun: a child.

Noun

kinchin (plural kinchins)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A child.
    • A kynchen co is a young boye, traden vp to suche peuishe purposes as you haue harde of other young ympes before, that when he growth vnto yeres, he is better to hang then to drawe.1567, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors
    • Theſe Kinchins, the firſt thing they do, is to learne how to Cant, and the onely thing they pꝛactiſe, is to créepe in at windowes oꝛ Cellar dooꝛes.1608, [Thomas Dekker], “A Kinchin Co”, in The Belman of London. […], London: […] [Edward Allde and Nicholas Okes] for Nathaniel Butter, →OCLC, signature D3, verso

kinchin meaning in Tamil

kinchin in Tamil

திருடர் குழூக்குறி

Forms of kinchin

pluralkinchins
alternative formkinchen

Origin of kinchin

From German Kindchen

Words formed from kinchin

Phrases with kinchin

Questions about kinchin

What does kinchin mean?
Kinchin means a child.
What is kinchin in Tamil?
Kinchin in Tamil is திருடர் குழூக்குறி. See Kinchin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kinchin?
Kinchin is a noun.
What is the plural of kinchin?
The plural of kinchin is kinchins.

Words near kinchin in the dictionary

  1. Kincheloes
  2. Kinchen
  3. Kincheng
  4. Kinchens
  5. Kinches
  6. kinchin
  7. kinchin cove
  8. kinchin coves
  9. kinchin lay
  10. kinchin mort
  11. kinchin morts

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