# mini

Pronunciation: US say "MIN-ee" /ˈmɪn.i/; UK

## Adjective

1. Very small, or made in a much smaller size than the usual kind.
   - Simple: Very small, or much smaller than the usual size.
   - _The caterers passed around mini crab cakes while the guests arrived._
   - _She carries a mini bottle of hand lotion in her purse when she travels._

## Noun

2. Abbreviation of miniskirt. — Abbreviation of miniskirt.
   - Simple: Short for miniskirt, a skirt that ends well above the knees.
   - _She paired a denim mini with a loose sweater and ankle boots._
   - _Fashion editors declared the mini back in style for the spring collections._
3. Abbreviation of miniature, a small figure of a character used in board games and role-playing games. — Abbreviation of miniature (“small figurine of a character”).
   - Simple: Short for miniature, a small model of a character used in board games.
   - _The box comes with forty unpainted minis, and each player picks one mini as a hero._
   - _Move your mini three squares toward the door, then roll to attack the goblin._
4. In dance, a very young dancer, such as a small child in a dance class. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A very young child who dances.
   - _The studio's minis opened the recital with a tap routine to a nursery rhyme._
   - _Every mini in the class got a sticker after the dress rehearsal._

## Noun

5. Abbreviation of minicomputer. *(dated)* — Abbreviation of minicomputer.
   - Simple: Short for minicomputer. This word sounds a little old-fashioned now.
   - _Firms that could not afford a mainframe often leased a mini to run their payroll._
   - _A dozen terminals shared time on the department's mini, mostly for editing text._

## Origin

From the prefix mini-.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mini (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).