miniature

/ˈmi-nē-ə-ˌchu̇r/

Italian miniatura art of illuminating a manuscript, from Medieval Latin, from Latin miniatus, past participle of miniare to color with minium, from minium red lead

noun

  1. a copy on a much reduced scale

  2. something small of its kind

  3. a painting in an illuminated book or manuscript

The designer displayed a miniature of the Washington, D.C. Mall.

The little boy looked like his father in miniature.

adjective

  1. being or represented on a small scale

small little diminutive minute tiny miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

noun

  1. a novelty golf game played with a putter on a miniature course usually having tunnels, bridges, sharp corners, and obstacles