Meaning
The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”). Compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn, Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanweṃ, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”), Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu). Doublet of gena.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
glass chinglass jaw
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-03IABCHLN
- 2026-06-10HCGIMNO
- 2025-10-04HACDEIN
- 2025-09-12ICHMKUN
- 2025-07-16HCNGEIW
- 2025-06-18NPCLHEI
- 2025-05-03IANECHT
- 2025-03-19CYATNIH
- 2024-07-29CAGHINR
- 2024-06-02HANICLO
- 2024-05-24IAMECHN
- 2024-02-02CPHOMIN
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.