Pipkin
/ˈpɪp.kɪn/noun
A small earthenware pot or dish, especially one used for cooking or serving.
Did you know?The word is a diminutive built on the same sound-pattern family as Middle English *pippe* (“a small seed or spot”), showing how English often made everyday objects feel smaller and more intimate through suffixes like -kin.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
pipkin
“a small pot or vessel”
Middle English
English
pippe
“a small seed, spot, or pimple”
Middle English
Dutch
pippe
“a small spot or pimple”
Modern English
English
pipkin
“a small earthenware pot”