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kinchin

noun
kin·​chin | \ ˈkinchə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of kinchin

slang
: child kinchins … sent on errands by their mothers— Charles Dickens

History and Etymology for kinchin

German kindchen, diminutive of kind child, from Old High German

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