bantam

Describes something that is small but spirited or aggressive, often used to refer to a small breed of chicken or metaphorically to a person of small stature with a combative nature.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie quelque chose de petit mais énergique ou agressif, souvent utilisé pour désigner une petite race de poule ou métaphoriquement une personne de petite taille au caractère combatif.

1. Small breed of fowl B2 formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a small variety of domestic chicken or other fowl.

   • The farmer raised a flock of bantam chickens.
   • Bantam hens are known for being excellent mothers.
   • She prefers bantam breeds because they require less space.

   🇫🇷Race de volaille naine

   Synonymes: diminutivedwarfminiaturesmalltiny

2. Very small B2 informal

   Extremely small in size or stature; diminutive.

   • He drove a bantam car that could fit in tight parking spots.
   • The bantam dog was small enough to carry in a handbag.
   • They lived in a bantam cottage with just two rooms.

   🇫🇷très petit

   Synonymes: diminutiveminiminiatureminusculepetitepocket-sizedsmalltinywee

   Antonymes: colossalenormousgigantichugeimmense

• more bantam comparative form
• most bantam superlative form

A noun referring to any of various small breeds of domestic fowl, often kept for exhibition or as pets.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant toute variété de petite race de volaille domestique, souvent élevée pour les expositions ou comme animal de compagnie.

1. Small breed of chicken B2 formal

   Any of various small breeds of domestic fowl, often kept as pets or for exhibition.

   • The farmer keeps a flock of bantams in the backyard.
   • Bantams are popular among poultry enthusiasts for their small size.
   • She showed her prize bantam at the county fair.

   🇫🇷Poule naine

2. Small person or thing C1 informal

   A term used to describe someone or something that is very small in size.

   • He's a bantam of a man but has a huge personality.
   • The car is a bantam model, perfect for city driving.
   • Despite being a bantam, she was the strongest on the team.

   🇫🇷Petite personne ou petite chose

   Synonymes: half-pintruntshrimpsmall fry

   Antonymes: colossusgiant

• bantams plural form
• bantams' possessive plural form
• bantam's possessive singular form