Diminutives [noun]

There are diminutives of both these birds; they have the same habits, with a somewhat different plumage, and about half the size.

There are three species of toucans in Demerara, and three diminutives, which may be called toucanets.

The newer generation indulged in household diminutives occasionally.

She is at least three years older and a head taller than Hen, but it pleases him to speak of the sex in diminutives.

The use of diminutives has a tendency to give conciseness to the language.

One of the diminutives of the chevron, half the size of the chevronel.

The word is a diminutive of squire, applied here in contempt, like many other diminutives.

That our ancestors formed diminutives in cen, as well as their neighbours in ken, kin, chen; 2.

More valuable pieces of Oriental weaving are to be found among the diminutives than in the grand opera of textiles.

There are three species of toucans in Dememara, and three diminutives, which may be called toucanets.