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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶MUPETIGAGE, n. A term of endearment used to a child (e.Lth. 1825 Jam.).
[Of doubtful orig. The first three syllables suggest a dim. form of †Eng. moppet, in the same sense. But poss. a corruption of my pretty page.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mupetigage n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mupetigage>
