It's diminutive (sp?). A lot of languages have it, Spanish included. Diminutives are usually suffixes (Spanish uses "-ito"; German adds "-chen"; Japanese adds "-chan"; English sometimes uses "-let" (piglet, booklet), etc.)

Sometimes it deals with physical height or size (hermanita = little sister), but it can change the meaning as well. It really depends on the situation.

If you're talking to a person, it can mean they're small (a little boy) or it can be a sign of affection (a mother calling her son Pablo "Pablito", etc). In general it's used a LOT when talking to/about little children.

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