elfin
adjective /ˈelfɪn/
/ˈelfɪn/
- (of a person or their features) small and attractive
- an elfin face
Oxford Collocations DictionaryElfin is used with these nouns:- face
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from elf, probably suggested by Middle English elvene ‘of elves’, and by Elphin, the name of a character in Arthurian romance.