shrink
The origin and history of shrink.
Etymology
From Old English scrincan ("to shrink, wither"); the "psychiatrist" sense is a shortening of "headshrinker."
The origin and history of shrink.
From Old English scrincan ("to shrink, wither"); the "psychiatrist" sense is a shortening of "headshrinker."
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