diminutive

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

From Science Daily ● Nov. 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

This was very much Diego Maradona's tournament, even if for most of the final Lothar Matthaus attempted to stick to the diminutive Argentine like a sweat-drenched polyester jersey in the Azteca heat.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Often, these services have diminutive and friendly-sounding names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

She had possession of the rocker, and she was busily engaged in sewing upon a diminutive pair of night drawers.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

After all, these are people who don’t just refer to Cabinet secretaries and generals by their first names, but by diminutives of their first names.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2015

But again, Harry is part of a more general trend of parents formally registering their offspring with names that used to be regarded as diminutives.

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