Lemminkäinen: Meaning and Definition of

Lem•min•käi•nen

Pronunciation: (lem'in-kai"nen), [key]
— n.
  1. (in the Kalevala) a young, jovial hero who has many adventures in which he is sometimes helped by his mother.
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