Timeline for What’s the diminutive form of “reindeer”?
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| Jan 8, 2018 at 2:38 | answer | added | herisson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 0:01 | comment | added | PO LA | Hahahahaha! Isn't he a member of this discussion forum? | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 23:34 | comment | added | WS2 | You could ask Father Christmas next time you go and visit him - he's bound to know! | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 20:48 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Obviously, it's "deerie". | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 18:32 | answer | added | tchrist♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 18:26 | comment | added | Oldbag | I live in the semi-sticks. Certain times of the year, the roads are littered with carcasses. When an adult deer is killed, we always say "deer" - but when it's a faun, we say "Awww, Bambi got whacked." There are no reindeer around here, but I would guess that in lieu of a common diminutive we'd probably say: "Awww, Rudolph got whacked." | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 18:21 | comment | added | PO LA | How about the name of Belgian chocolate lollipops 'Reindeer Reni'?. Isn't the name 'Reni' the diminutive form of 'reindeer'? chocdecor.be/en/choctales/Product/936 | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 17:57 | comment | added | Laurel♦ | Children still call it a reindeer (or maybe sometimes a deer). Not all animal words have diminutive forms. | |
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| Jan 7, 2018 at 17:43 | comment | added | PO LA | Many thanks for your prompt reply. How do children call it? A pig is 'piggy', a dog is 'doggy', a reindeer is ... 'reinee'? | |
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| Jan 7, 2018 at 15:12 | comment | added | Lawrence | A Rudwarf? :P | |
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| Jan 7, 2018 at 14:58 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | @Centaurus You're right that baby reindeer (also known as caribou in North America) are often called calves, just like their fellow deer-family cousins baby elk and baby moose are, not to mention baby cattle and baby hippos and baby elephants, too. But this is an odd thing, really, given how baby deer are called fawns and baby horses are called foals. Some sources do use fawn for reindeer but others do not. | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 14:46 | comment | added | Centaurus | Baby reindeer are called "calves". As for a diminutive suffix, I'm afraid there isn'f any. | |
| Jan 7, 2018 at 14:45 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Please explain what you mean. | |
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| Jan 7, 2018 at 14:40 | history | asked | PO LA | CC BY-SA 3.0 |