diminutive
Cross references:
1. small
1. di.min.u.tive \d*-'min-y*t-iv\ n [ME diminutif, fr. ML diminutivum,
alter. of LL deminutivum,]fr. neut. of deminutivus 1: a diminutive word,
affix, or name 2: a diminutive individual
2. diminutive aj 1: indicating small size and sometimes the state or
quality of being famil iarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible -
used of affixes (as -ette, -kin, -ling) and of words formed with them (as
kitchenette, ladykin, witling) 2: extremely small : TINY -
di.min.u.tive.ly av