[1595–1605; orig. uncert.; cf. -s4]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, detail, domain, posture, premium-s is a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address.Other words that use the affix -s include: Babs, Fats, Suzykins, Sweetums, Toodles