elfinadjective
uk/ˈel.fɪn/us/ˈel.fɪn/used to describe a person who is small and delicate:
Her features were small, almost elfin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- claustrophobic
- compact
- diminutive
- dinky
- modest
- on the large, small, etc. side idiom
- petite
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- poky
- portable
- shrunken
- side
- skimpy
- undersized
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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)