bantam

See also: Bantam

English

Etymology

From Dutch Bantam (a city in Java)

Noun

bantam (plural bantams)

1. any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another
2. (sports) a competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.

Derived terms

• bantamweight

Translations

chicken

• Afrikaans: kapokhoendertjie
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: krielkip (nl) f
• Finnish: kääpiökana
• French: poule naine f
• German: Zwerghuhn n
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: gearrchearc f (hen), gearrchoileach m (cock)
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• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
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• Lao: ແຈ້ (chǣ), ໄກ່ແຈ້ (kai chǣ)
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• Russian: бента́мка f (bentámka), банта́мка f (bantámka)
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sports age division

• Finnish: D-juniorit pl

• French: minime (fr) m, f

Adjective

bantam (comparative more bantam, superlative most bantam)

1. small or miniature
2. spirited or aggressive

Anagrams

• Batman, batman