motherkinn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌðəkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈməðərk(ə)n/

Forms: see mother n.¹ and -kin suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mother n.¹, -kin suffix.

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + -kin suffix.

Now rare.

Mother, ‘mummy’. Frequently as an affectionate form of address. See also motherkins n.In quot. ?1577 as an asseveration (cf. mother n.¹ 5).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a spouse, parent, or close companion > of or to a mother

motherkin?1577

motherling1836

?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 210 By the motherkine a god that was knavishlye throwne.

1799 A. Thomson tr. A. von Kotzebue East Indian i. xiii. 33 Gurli. Be not offended, old motherkin. L[ady] Smith. Old motherkin! better and better!

1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 55 See, motherkin, your friends!

1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother viii. 89 ‘Oh, frivolous motherkin,’ he said.

1941 M. Van Doren Mayfield Deer ii. 34 So his little motherkin, and so The ladykins: they all say Sethie's best.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motherkin
释义	motherkinn. Brit. /ˈmʌðəkɪn/, U.S. /ˈməðərk(ə)n/ Forms: see mother n.¹ and -kin suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mother n.¹, -kin suffix. Etymology: < mother n.¹ + -kin suffix. Now rare. Mother, ‘mummy’. Frequently as an affectionate form of address. See also motherkins n.In quot. ?1577 as an asseveration (cf. mother n.¹ 5). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a spouse, parent, or close companion > of or to a mother motherkin?1577 motherling1836 ?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 210 By the motherkine a god that was knavishlye throwne. 1799 A. Thomson tr. A. von Kotzebue East Indian i. xiii. 33 Gurli. Be not offended, old motherkin. L[ady] Smith. Old motherkin! better and better! 1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 55 See, motherkin, your friends! 1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother viii. 89 ‘Oh, frivolous motherkin,’ he said. 1941 M. Van Doren Mayfield Deer ii. 34 So his little motherkin, and so The ladykins: they all say Sethie's best. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1577
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