bantam

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Ban=tam

CIDE DICTIONARY

bantam, n. 

 A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bantam, n.
1 any of several small breeds of domestic fowl, of which the cock is very aggressive.
2 a small but aggressive person.

Etymology

app. f. Bantan in Java, although the fowl is not native there

THESAURUS

bantam

arch, baby, baby-sized, banty, button, chit, compact, diminutive, duodecimo, featherweight, fingerling, handy, lightweight, little, malapert, mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minnow, minny, minuscule, monkey, mouse, nubbin, peewee, pert, petite, pocket, pocket-sized, pony, runt, shrimp, slip, small fry, small-scale, snip, snippet, subminiature, tit, toy, twelvemo, vest-pocket, wart, wisp