Minion

1. Minimum.
2. A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.
3. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense.
4. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.
5. Fine; trim; dainty.
6. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.