Thread: Крошка/Мужчина

Just a note that "моя крошка" gives 159000 hits in Google, while "мой крошка" gives only 17200. This word applied to a masculine person sounds really awkward to the native ear. I would not use it so. I would choose the word "малыш" when referring a masculine person.

This is a piece of a poem by Vladimir Mayakovskiy:

Крошка-сын к отцу пришел,
и спросила кроха:
- Что такое хорошо
и что такое плохо?

Notice that to use masculine gender the poet had to attach "-сын" to the word "крошка". Notice also that in the second line he uses non-diminutive form of the word, "кроха" in feminine gender even though he refers to a boy.

Originally Posted by Anixx

This is a piece of a poem by Vladimir Mayakovskiy:

Крошка-сын к отцу пришел,
и спросила кроха:
- Что такое хорошо
и что такое плохо?

Notice that to use masculine gender the poet had to attach "-сын" to the word "крошка". Notice also that in the second line he uses non-diminutive form of the word, "кроха" in feminine gender even though he refers to a boy.

Poets are known for bending rules for better rhyme or rhythm, so poems and songs are not 100% reliable in this regard (word stresses in poems are particularly "fluid"). But I agree that "спросила кроха" sounds natural enough, even if it's incorrect, strictly speaking.

Still, the question was if "сладкий крошка" is possible from grammatical point of view. It is, even if it might sound weird.