a silver coin of 16th-century England, equal to about twopence
2. archaic
a.
a diminutive person; a dwarf, pygmy, or midget
b.
a person of small or childish mind; a silly, finicky, or puerile person
c.
a child
Word origin
[1510–20; orig. uncert.]This word is first recorded in the period 1510–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: impersonal, recess, roughcast, torpedo, trimming