Definition of diminutive

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Diminutive (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin..

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Lacinula :: Lacinula (n.) A diminutive lacinia.
Nanny :: Nanny (n.) A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name..
Barrulet :: Barrulet (n.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width..
Elf :: Elf (n.) A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Paleola :: Paleola (n.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.
Thing :: Thing (n.) A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.
#NAME? :: -let () A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet, wavelet, armlet..
Diminutive :: Diminutive (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin..
Diminutival :: Diminutival (a.) Indicating diminution; diminutive.
Diminutival :: Diminutival (n.) A diminutive.
Agate :: Agate (n.) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
Exiguous :: Exiguous (a.) Scanty; small; slender; diminutive.
Troll :: Troll (n.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch..
Chicky :: Chicky (n.) A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls..
Midget :: Midget (n.) A very diminutive person.
Diminutive :: Diminutive (a.) Below the average size; very small; little.
Elf :: Elf (n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks..
Squamellate :: Squamella (n.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea..
Godling :: Godling (n.) A diminutive god.
Barbellulate :: Barbellulate (a.) Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.
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