banty

/ˈbænti/
noun
  1. A small or bantam chicken, often kept as a pet or for show.
    • The children love watching the banty hen pecking in the yard.
    • He raises banty chickens because they are easier to care for than full-sized ones.
    • The banty rooster crowed loudly every morning at sunrise.
adjective
  1. Small or diminutive, like a bantam chicken.
    • The banty car zipped through the narrow streets easily.
    • She wore a banty little hat that barely covered her head.
    • The banty dog was the smallest in the litter but had the biggest personality.
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