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- [maw-kin, mawl-, mal-]
- /ˈmɔ kɪn, ˈmɔl-, ˈmæl-/
- /ˈmælˌkɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [maw-kin, mawl-, mal-]
- /ˈmɔ kɪn, ˈmɔl-, ˈmæl-/
Definitions of malkin word
- noun malkin an untidy woman; slattern. 1
- noun malkin a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy. 1
- noun malkin a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven. 1
- noun malkin a cat. 1
- noun malkin a hare. 1
- noun malkin (now archaic, regional) A lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern. (from 13th c.). 1
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Origin of malkin
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin
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Parts of speech for Malkin
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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malkin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
malkin usage trend in Literature
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