bantam
bantam
Definition
ban·tam (ban′təm)
noun
- any of various small, domestic fowls
- a small but aggressive person
Etymology: after Bantam, former Du residency in Java
adjective
like a bantam; small and aggressive
bantam
Synonyms
bantam
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- write: This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge.
Converse of object
- keep: Old English Game Origin Great Britain Eggs Tinted This is the most popular breed of bantam kept for showing.
- have: We had been lucky and had two bantams and a cockerel donated to us.
Adjective modifier
- true: A true bantam is naturally small, not just a bonsai version of a large chicken.
- little: Poor Mahatma has now taken to cornering our little bantams at every available opportunity and displaying his tail to them.
- experienced: This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder and show judge.
- common: They are a cross between a common bantam and a polish fowl.
Modifies a noun
- fowl: D Devonshire Traditional Breed Center Chickens - wide range of pure bred large and bantam fowl for beginner and experienced keeper.
- hen: They are bantam hens, which mean they normally roost in the trees, a great way to escape the foxes.
- breed: Sebright Origin Great Britain Eggs White or Cream A genuine bantam breed produced in the middle of the last century by Sir John Sebright.
- book: Bantam Books, New York, in association with the New York Times.
- version: There is also a bantam version of this breed.
- chicken: Review: I have 30 bantam chickens, and I turn to this book all the time whenever I have a proplem.
Noun used with modifier
