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-kin
CIDE DICTIONARY
-kin, suff. [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG. -- ken.].
A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
-kin, suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin).
Etymology
from or after MDu. -kijn, -ken, OHG -chin
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