worldkin

English

Etymology

From world +‎ -kin.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: world‧kin
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːldkɪn/

Noun

worldkin (plural worldkins)

A diminutive or miniature world; microcosm.
- 1887, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor resartus:
  I too could now say to myself: Be no longer a Chaos, 'but a World, or even Worldkin. Produce! Produce! […] '
- 1900, Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic Monthly:
  How in this humdrum worldkin of ours did mortal men ever come to do this madness?
- 1979, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Jean Ferguson Carr, Essays, first series:
  "Our little worldkin is very quiet & nothing is new therein. […] "

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