diminutive
/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/
noun
- 1
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
“Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.”
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adjective
- 1
Very small.
- 2
Serving to diminish.
- 3
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
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