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biggin

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɪɡɪn/
  • rhymes with -ɪɡɪn

1

name

Meaning 1

A place in England:

A small village and civil parish by Hulland, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2648).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A place in England:

A village in Hartington Nether Quarter parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1559).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

A place in England:

A hamlet north of Tilbury, Thurrock borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ6577).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A place in England:

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5434).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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noun

Meaning 6

An official's hood or coif.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 8

A drinking vessel for ale or beer; possibly a tankard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 9

a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cap

History

Etymology

From French béguin. Compare beguine.

Said to have been from the inventor's surname.

Unknown