definition of
[diminutive]

[1] #1 diminutive s. [bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck] very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy". wn

[2] #2 diminutive n. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness. wn