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French
Etymology
From Picard kinken "little child" (poplularized in a song by Alexandre Desrousseaux), from Middle Dutch kindeken (“little child”), diminutive of kind (“child”). Compare German Kindchen (“small child”). More at kind.
Pronunciation
Noun
quinquin m (plural quinquins)
- a small child
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