bloomkin

English

Etymology

From bloom +‎ -kin. Compare Middle Dutch bloemekin (modern Dutch bloemetje), German Blümchen.

Noun

bloomkin (plural bloomkins)

1. (rare, poetic) A small flower.
   • 1909, The Flow'ring Field: An Anthology, page 44:

     Sweetlings from the formal plots,
     Bloomkins from the bowers—
     Heap them round her where she sleeps,
     Cover her with flowers!