A small or miniature boot, particularly a tiny soft boot worn by babies or a decorative small boot.
Diminutive form of 'boot' with the suffix '-ikin' (from Germanic '-kin'), which makes words smaller and cuter, similar to how '-ette' or '-le' works in other languages.
The '-ikin' suffix is a Germanic diminutive that sounds adorably old-fashioned—it's the same ending in 'lambkin' and 'manikin,' and it reminds us that English borrowed this cuteness-making tool from Dutch and German centuries ago.
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