diminutive

/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/

noun

  1. 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. 1

    Very small.

  2. 2

    Serving to diminish.

  3. 3

    (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

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