Definitions For Kinchin

Noun

KINCHIN (plural KINCHINs) (obsolete, UK, thieves') A child. Me let him escape! the bastard kinchin should have walked the plank ere I troubled myself about him.}}

Derived terms

kinchin cove, kinchin lay, kinchin mort

Alternative forms

kinchen

Etymology

From {{der, en, de, Kindchen}}, diminutive of Kind, from {{der, en, gmh, kint}}, from {{der, en, goh, kind}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, kindą}}, *kinþą, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ǵenh₁-, , to give birth}}.

Is Kinchin a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Kinchin is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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