They are terms of familiarity and warmth.
The words mommy and daddy, as you might guess, don’t refer to small parents. The - y and i-e endings are used only with some words, such as the nouns birdie, doggie, mommy and daddy. For instance, the word doggy can be written d-o-g-g-y or d-o-g-g-i-e.
Let’s start by returning to the ending - y, which is sometimes spelled i-e with no change in meaning. It can also offer you a more natural and broader selection of vocabulary as your English becomes more fluent.Ī fingerling potato is a small, narrow potato typically ranging in length from five to 13 centimeters. Learning diminutives can help you recognize variants of English words. Today, we will explore American English diminutives made from many word endings as well as the prefix mini. Diminutives can show warmth or kindness for a thing or person. We call this the diminutive.Ī diminutive can express other qualities as well – like that something is familiar, sad, or disliked. In English, adding the letter -y to the end of some words can suggest the things they describe are small or well-loved. Or, it can be a loving term for a dog of any size. But what’s a doggy? A doggy can be a small dog or a baby dog. Here is the first word: doggy.Ĭan you guess the meaning? Surely, you know what a dog is. Your job is to identify the meanings without searching the Internet. OK, here it is: I will give you the words. Hi everyone! Do you feel like playing a little word game today? I do.
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