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(diminutive) {{non-gloss|Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.}}

📑 Synonyms: q1=suffixes -cule -ee<id:diminutive> -el -et -ette -icle -kin -le<id:diminutive> -let -ling -ole -ule -y q14=prefixes mini- micro- nano-

(female) {{non-gloss|Forming feminine or gender‐neutral forms of given names.}}

(familiariser) (UK) {{non-gloss|Forms colloquial clippings (often functioning as familiarizers), truncating the root to a single stressed syllable.}}

(associated)(derogatory) {{non-gloss|Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person or thing associated with the suffixed noun or verb.}}

(nominalizer) {{n-g|Forming nouns relative to an adjective.}}

(colloquial) {{non-gloss|Forming colloquial interjections or phrases.}}

(adjectival) (rare) (pos=adjectival suffix).

(photograph) A photograph, especially a selfie.

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