First Known Use: 1586
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malkin
noun mal·kin \ˈmȯ(l)-kən, ˈmal-\
Definition of MALKIN
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dial chiefly British : an untidy woman : slattern
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Origin of MALKIN
Middle English malkyn servant woman, from Malkyn, diminutive of the name Maud
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