1. Any of various small breeds of fowl
   "The bantam rooster was much smaller than the standard chickens in the coop"

1. Very small
   "bantam in stature";
   - diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck, diddy [Brit, informal], tiddly [Brit, informal], eensy [informal], eensy-weensy [informal]

Derived forms: bantams

See also: little, small

Type of: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry

Encyclopedia: Bantam, Ohio