Englishfor English speakers
diminutive
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adjective
(= lilliputian, petite, tiny, flyspeck)
very small
diminutive in stature
a lilliputian chest of drawers
her petite figure
tiny feet
the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
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noun
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
gerbil
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noun
small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping