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bantams

bantams is the plural of bantam.

Meaning of bantam

Noun

bantam (plural bantams)

  1. Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
    • From the dairy we passed into the poultry-yard; and there I was introduced to a train of milk-white turkeys, and fowls of the same colour, a few bantams, and three galenies, Mrs. Helen's especial favourites, […]1829, Caroline Bowles Southey, Chapters on Churchyards, page 114
  2. A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
  3. (informal) a postage stamp much smaller than usual, noteably the UK 1870 halfpenny, and some WW2 era South African issues.
  4. (UK, historical, informal) a member of special World War I infantry units composed of men who were shorter than the standard military height requirement

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Noun capitalized: Bantams

Bantams

  1. (plural) plural of Bantam

Questions about bantams

What is bantams the plural of?
Bantams is the plural of bantam.
What part of speech is bantams?
Bantams is a noun.

Words near bantams in the dictionary

  1. bantamization
  2. bantamize
  3. bantamized
  4. bantamizes
  5. bantamizing
  6. bantams
  7. bantamweight
  8. bantamweights
  9. Bantan
  10. Bantas
  11. Bantay

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