Ladykin

Origin

lady + -kin

Full definition of ladykin

Noun

1. A little lady.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2By'r lakin, I can go no further, sir;
  My old bones ache ...

Usage notes

Applied during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary. The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to "dear".