min·i·kin 
(mĭnĭ-kĭn) Archaic
(mĭnĭ-kĭn) Archaic n.
A very small delicate creature.
adj.
1. Very small.
2. Trivial; petty.
[Obsolete Dutch minneken, darling, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of minne, love; see men-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]