sillykin

noun

Etymology

From silly + -kin.

  1. inherited from *sālīg
  2. inherited from sǣliġ
  3. inherited from seely
  4. suffixed as sillykin — “silly + kin

Definitions

  1. One who is silly.

    • "You're a suspicious old thing. What did you think he'd done with the girl?" "I don't know. Put her in her place, I suppose." "That's what he's doing now. Or— like an old sillykin— not doing."
    • The boy was still able to defend himself: "Get out, sillykin; birds don't wear wigs."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA