Main Entry:

¹chin

Pronunciation:

\ˈchin\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English cinn; akin to Old High German kinni chin, Latin gena cheek, Greek genys jaw, cheek

Date:

before 12th century

1 : the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw 2 : the surface beneath or between the branches of the lower jaw

— chin·less \-ləs\ adjective