-let

Etymology
From, , from , a double diminutive from +.

Suffix

 * 1) A diminutive suffix; for example:
 * booklet, a small book
 * applet, a small computer application
 * owlet, a small (young) owl
 * piglet, a small (young) pig
 * manlet, a short man
 * 1) Piece; as in a suit of armor; for example:
 * bracelet, the "arm piece" or "arm protector"
 * gauntlet, the "glove piece" or "glove protector"
 * epaulet, the "shoulder piece" or "shoulder protector"

Usage notes
Alongside /, , and , -let is one of the three most productive diminutive affixes in modern English. It is used almost exclusively with concrete nouns and (unusually for a diminutive) never with names. When used with objects, it generally denotes diminution only in size; when used with animals, it generally denotes young animals; when used with adult persons, it is generally depreciative, connoting pettiness and conveying contempt. When used to describe parts in a suit of armor and some other contexts it denotes a piece or component of the larger whole.

Etymology
From, The neologists popularized it based on verbs ending in  and further derived with.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words
 *  is added to front-vowel words
 * Some nouns ending in do not belong in this category. The suffix  is added after a stem-final, for example.