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Answer for the clue "Insignificant thing ", 7 letters:
minikin

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Word definitions for minikin in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context obsolete English) diminutive or miniature. n. 1 (context obsolete English) A young person, especially a young woman. 2 (context obsolete English) A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. 3 (context obsolete English) A little pin. 4 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Minikin \Min"i*kin\, n. [OD. minneken a darling, dim. of minne love; akin to G. minne, and to E. mind.] A little darling; a favorite; a minion. [Obs.] --Florio. A little pin. [Obs.]

Usage examples of minikin.

Lukien took a chair across from him while Minikin closed the door, obviously shutting out unwanted ears.

There were stunted midgets like Minikin and freakish giants like Trog, milk-skinned albinos and dwarves with heads too large for their diminutive bodies.

Minikin as a woman of tolerable breeding and capacity, who, I hope, will not be found altogether deficient in the accomplishments of the sex.

Wavy tree-tops, yellow whins, Shelter eager minikins, Myriads, free to peck and pipe: Would you better?

Minikin at last opened the shutters, sunlight flooded the room and the lens of the spyglass.