(now chiefly dialectal) Used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like. · (plural -kin) Used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort.
Borrowed from French ramequin, from dialectal Dutch rammeken (“cheese dish”) (compare Dutch rameken (“toasted bread”)) or Low German ramken (“cream”), equivalent to ream + -kin. Compare mannequin/mannikin, and compare creamer.