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In many languages, diminutives are word forms that are formed from the root word by affixation. In most languages, diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as "Tiny Tim", or "Little Dorrit". In most languages that form diminutives by affixation, this is a productive part of the language. [1]
For example: кучка (kuchka, a small pile) -> куча (kucha, a pile) - the general meaning remains, it is a diminutive form, but тачка (tachka, wheelbarrow) -> тача (tacha, no such word) - the general meaning changes, it is not a diminutive form, потолок (potolok, ceiling) -> потол (potol, no such word) - the same ...
very small; tiny (from tich or titch a small person, from Little Tich, the stage name of Harry Relph (1867–1928), English actor noted for his small stature) titfer (rhyming slang) hat (from tit-for-tat) [go] tits up (mildly vulgar) to suddenly go wrong (literally, to fall over.
Remy - A French name meaning "oarsman" or "rower," this one has serious warrior-like vibes. 30. Rowan - This Irish name means "little red-haired one" or "red-haired warrior."
Glacé ("glazed"), iced or decorated tiny cakes covered in fondant or icing, such as small éclairs, and tartlets; Salé ("salted"), savory bite-sized appetizers usually served at cocktail parties or buffets; Sec ("dry"), dainty biscuits, baked meringues, macarons, and puff pastries
It was yet another variation of the same well-meaning comment I’d been getting throughout my pregnancy — from the Target checkout counter to family gatherings to the doctor’s waiting room.
a form of address for either a person or item, either jocular ("he's a generous bugger", "I finally found the little bugger!") or less so ("he's a mean bugger") (slang) term of endearment, often used for children (slang) a bug (insect) buggy 2-wheeled horse-drawn lightweight carriage baby transport vehicle also called (UK) pushchair (US: stroller)
small or little Latin -olus, suffix to form a diminutive of the noun arteriole: olig-having little, having few Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olígos), few oligotrophy: om(o)-shoulder Greek ὦμος (ômos), shoulder omoplate-oma (singular), -omata (plural) tumor, mass, fluid collection