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There are 6 diminutive suffixes in English: -ie, -i, -y, -ette, -kin, -ling, -et, and -let. These morphemes convey meanings of smallness or endearment. The most productive is the -ie, -i, -y suffix, which is often attached to one-syllable names to suggest intimacy or smallness, like Auntie. It is also added to common nouns to reference participants in a discourse, such as doggie or sweetie. Over time some diminutive suffixes, such as -ette and -kin, have lost their smallness meaning in certain words.
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