Definitions

1. verb

to make or become smaller or less in size, amount, or degree

“The children’s clothes will minish in size as they grow.”

2. verb

to reduce something in amount, degree, or extent

“The company’s profits minished due to the economic downturn.”

3. noun

a fairy in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth stories, especially one of the small, mischievous creatures that live in the Shire

“The hobbits encountered a minish in the woods, who offered them some advice.”