Diminutive
English Meaning
Below the average size; very small; little.
- Extremely small in size; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
- Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
- Grammar A diminutive suffix, word, or name.
- A very small person or thing.