noun
- small breeds of domestic chickens, often kept as ornamental birds
- small but aggressive or spirited people
Usage: informal
Examples
- The farmer raised bantams in a separate coop from his regular chickens.
- Her collection of bantams included several colorful breeds.
- The bantams were popular at the county fair poultry show.
- Despite their small size, bantams can be quite feisty.
- The boxing coach called his lightweight fighters his bantams.
- Those bantams may be small, but they pack a punch.