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- [ban-tuh m]
- /ˈbæn təm/
- /ˈbæn.təm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ban-tuh m]
- /ˈbæn təm/
Definitions of bantam word
- countable noun bantam A bantam is a breed of small chicken. 3
- noun bantam any of various very small breeds of domestic fowl 3
- noun bantam a small but aggressive person 3
- noun bantam an age level of between 13 and 15 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey 3
- noun bantam (as modifier) 3
- noun bantam any of various small, domestic fowls 3
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Origin of bantam
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
1740-50; apparently after Bantam, through which such chickens may have been imported to Europe
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bantam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bantam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bantam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bantam
adj bantam
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
adjective bantam
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
noun bantam
- midge — any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Compare gnat (def 1).
- midget — (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- homunculus — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- tom thumb — a diminutive hero of folk tales.
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
Antonyms for bantam
adj bantam
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- tall — having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
Top questions with bantam
- what does bantam mean?
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