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Etymology

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1490, fromMiddle Frenchmignon(lover, royal favourite, darling), fromOld Frenchmignon(dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind), fromFrankish*minnju(love, friendship, affection, memory), fromProto-Germanic*minþijō,*mindijō(affectionate thought, care), fromProto-Indo-European*men-(to think).Doublet ofmignon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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minion (countable anduncountable,pluralminions)

  1. Aloyalservant of another, usually a morepowerful being.
    Synonyms:disciple,follower;see alsoThesaurus:loyal follower
    The archvillain deployed hisminions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
    • 2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?”, inAmerican Scientist, volume101, number 3, page184:
      In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sizedminions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.
  2. Asycophanticfollower.
  3. (uncountable, typography, printing) Thesize oftype betweennonpareil andbrevier,standardized as 7-point.
  4. (obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
  5. (obsolete) An ancient form ofordnance with acalibre of about three inches.
    • 1647, Francis Beaumont, Philip Massinger,The Double Marriage (play), published1717,page19:
      Gun. My Cannons rung like Bells. Here's to my Mistress, The dainty sweet brassMinion: split their Fore-mast, She never fail'd.
  6. Obsolete form ofminium.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym;Robert Burton],The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps,→OCLC:
      Of philosophers and scholars priscae sapientiae dictatores, I have already spoken in general terms, those superintendents of wit and learning, men above men, those refined men,minions of the muses.

Derived terms

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Translations

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loyal servant of another more powerful being
sycophantic follower
7-point type

Adjective

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minion (comparativemoreminion,superlativemostminion)

  1. (obsolete)Favoured,beloved; "pet".

Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmillion.

Numeral

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minion

  1. million

Welsh

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Etymology

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Frommin +‎-ion.

Noun

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minion

  1. plural ofmin

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofminion
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
minionfinionunchangedunchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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