ladykin

[ ley-dee-kin ]

noun

1. a little lady (often used as a term of endearment).

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladykin¹

First recorded in 1850–55; lady + -kin

Example Sentences

Sleep then, ladykin, peeping so; Hide your handies and ley lei lo.

From Project Gutenberg

Then you looked straight at Ladykin, and Ladykin looked straight at you, looked and looked and LOOKED, and you both gasped right out loud before the first miracle of your life, the Miracle of the Mating of Thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

Ladykin knew perfectly well how to manage everything.

From Project Gutenberg

But Ladykin defied him to the last.

From Project Gutenberg

There on the beach in a scoopy hollow of sand backed up against the old gray rock were Sam and Ladykin.

From Project Gutenberg