First Known Use: 1740
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1bantam
noun ban·tam \ˈban-təm\
: a kind of small chicken
Full Definition of BANTAM
1
: any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds
2
: a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition
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Origin of BANTAM
Bantam, former residency in Java
Rhymes with BANTAM
2bantam
adjective
Definition of BANTAM
1
: small, diminutive
2
: pertly combative
First Known Use of BANTAM
1881
Related to BANTAM
- Synonyms
- small, diminutive, dinky, dwarfish, fine, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), puny, pygmy, shrimpy, slight, smallish, subnormal, toylike, undersized (also undersize)
Rhymes with BANTAM
Bantam
geographical name Ban·tam \ˈban-təm\
Definition of BANTAM
former town Indonesia in NW corner of Java; once ∗ of Sultanate of Bantam
BANTAM[1] Defined for Kids
bantam
noun ban·tam \ˈban-təm\
Definition of BANTAM for Kids
: a miniature breed of domestic chicken often raised for exhibiting in shows
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