Why this word is great
MINIKIN — [Adjective, Noun] A term for the small and delicate, whether describing a diminutive object or a slight, often endearing person. From Middle Dutch minnekijn ("darling, beloved"), from minne ("love") and the diminutive suffix -kijn. Unlike "diminutive" (which measures without warmth) or "petite" (which confines itself to the neat lines of the body), "minikin" lingers in the realm of the cherished—a word for porcelain teacups, the first shy curl of a fern, or a child’s fingers clutching a sparrow’s feather. It is smallness made precious by the gaze that holds it.