diminutive

Homo floresiensis, the diminutive “hobbit” species, was present on Flores when modern humans arrived.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

One of the Germans was a diminutive man in mismatched clothing and with a patch over his right eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the picture, Mahmoud sits on the floor flanked by the soldiers, looking diminutive, younger than his 22 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds waddle ashore and along the beach in the evenings on the eastern coast's Phillip Island.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

A diminutive captain cutting an unstalwart figure in his flight suit, walked to the colonel’s desk and saluted.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Miden is a fictional island where “there are no longer any diminutives or pet names,” Raimo writes.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019

There is no mother’s care for the hatchlings, which will emerge as dark-toned diminutives in about 50 days, facing astronomical odds against survival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018

But there’s no question the current setup treats them as diminutives, even while celebrating their “stories.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2016

Looking back over any chart of British naming trends and you'll see there's been a mania for diminutives in the past two decades.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2013

After her defiance of the overseer, they called her Harriet, because the pet names, the diminutives, were no longer fitting for a girl who had displayed such courage.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry