diminutive

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

di·min·u·tive (dĭ-mĭnʹyə-tĭv)adj.
1. Extremely small in size; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
2. 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.n.
1. Grammar. A diminutive suffix, word, or name.
2. A very small person or thing. [Middle English diminutif, from Old French, from Latin dīminūtīvus, from dīminūtus, past participle of dīminuere. See diminish.] di·minʹu·tive·ly adv.di·minʹu·tive·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck