Ladykin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ladykin \La"dy*kin\, n. [Lady + -kin.]
     A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's
     time, in the abbreviated form {Lakin}, to the Virgin Mary.
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     Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is


           equivalent to "dear." --Brewer.
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