Sunday, January 20, 2013

Diminutive


Certain nouns are formed from other nouns to express smallest, affection or contempt, such which are called diminutive

Ankle:                          Anklet
Arm:                            Armlet
Baron:                         Baronet
Book:                           Booklet
Brook:                         Brooklet
Bull:                             Bullock
Cat:                              Kitten
Crown:                         Coronet
Dame:                          Damsel
Dear:                            Darling
Duck:                            Duckling
Eagle:                           Eaglet
Eye:                              Eyelet
Hill:                               Hillock
Lamb:                          Lambkin
Lance:                          Lancet
Leaf:                             Leaflet
Man:                             Manikin
Nest:                             Nestling
Owl:                              Owlet
Part:                             Particle
Poet:                            Poetaster
Ring:                             Ringlet
River:                           Rivulet
Shad:                            Shadow
Stream:                        Streamlet
Tower:                          Turret
Weak:                           Weakling



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