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Diminutive vs Itsy-bitsy - What's the difference?

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Diminutive is a related term of itsy-bitsy.


As adjectives the difference between diminutive and itsy-bitsy

is that diminutive is very small while itsy-bitsy is (colloquial|often|childish|or|humorous) very small; minuscule.

As a noun diminutive

is (grammar) a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

diminutive

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very small.
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  • Serving to diminish.
  • * Shaftesbury
    • diminutive of liberty
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

    • Synonyms

    * (very small) lilliputian, tiny

    Antonyms

    * (very small) huge, gigantic * augmentative

    Noun

    (wikipedia diminutive) (en noun)
  • (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
    • Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’ .

    Synonyms

    * nomen deminutivum

    Antonyms

    * augmentative

    External links

    * (wikipedia "diminutive")

    Related terms

    * diminish * dimwit ----

    itsy-bitsy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * itsy bitsy * itty-bitty

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (colloquial, often, childish, or, humorous) Very small; minuscule.
    • The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.

    Synonyms

    * teeny-weeny English reduplications