Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime. · A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.
Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)
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- Borrowed-form mentionちびja
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