quinquin

French

Etymology

From Picard kinken (“little child”), popularized in a song by Alexandre Desrousseaux, from Middle Dutch kindeken (“little child”), diminutive of kind (“child”), from Old Dutch *kint, from Frankish *kind (“child”). Compare Dutch kindeken (“small child”), German Low German Kindken, Kindeken (“small child”), German Kindchen (“small child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛ̃.kɛ̃/

Noun

quinquin m (plural quinquins)

  1. a small child

Further reading

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