A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
Frequently applied in the USA to a small or insignificant person, a child, as an affectionate nickname. It is used thus in Dawn Powell’s story The Comeback, where a man uses it to his young niece. It is also used in a friendly way in Daughters of Mulberry, by Roger Longrigg.
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