Bantam

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  • noun. Any of various breeds of very small domesticated fowl that are often miniatures of members of larger breeds.
  • noun. A small but aggressive and spirited person.
  • adjective. Diminutive; miniature.
  • adjective. Aggressive and spirited.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A general name for a number of varieties of the common hen possessing the characteristic of very diminutive size.
  • noun. Same as Bantam-work.
  • Pertaining to or resembling the bantam; of the breed of the bantam; hence, diminutive; puny; absurdly combative, or fussy and consequential.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another
  • adjective. small or miniature
  • adjective. spirited or aggressive
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various small breeds of fowl
  • adjective. very small
    • Word Usage
    "But about other matters, the bantam is belligerent."
    cross-reference
    dwarf  
    Equivalent
    little  small  
    Form
    bantamweight  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    domestic fowl  fowl  poultry  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Phantom  phantom  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Zambian  banty  barndoor  barnyard  breastmilk  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arch  baby  baby-sized  banty  button  
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