# malkin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔːlkɪn/ · frequency rank #38,032

## Definitions
1. A (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
2. A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven.
3. A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
4. A scarecrow.
5. A cat.
6. A hare.

## Etymology
From Malde, an early form of Maude or Matilda + -kin (diminutive ending). Compare grimalkin.

## Easily confused with
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-marin)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-martin)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-margin)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-marvin)
- **Melvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-melvin)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-marlin)
- **marking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-marking)
- **mankind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-mankind)
- **milking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-milking)
- **masking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malkin-vs-masking)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/main-vs-malkin)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mali-vs-malkin)
- **maki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maki-vs-malkin)
- **Malik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malik-vs-malkin)
- **Malia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-malkin)
- **Malin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-malkin)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-malkin)
- **Mackie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackie-vs-malkin)
- **Malian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malian-vs-malkin)
- **Malden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malden-vs-malkin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amlkin`, `maklin`, `malikn`, `malkinn`, `malkkin`, `malkni`, `mallkin`, `mlakin`, `mmalkin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malkin