Apologies. Taking the poster's statement in isolation, interpreting it as a younger/diminutive person is a fair reading as well. In this case, the full contex

Apologies. Taking the poster's statement in isolation, interpreting it as a younger/diminutive person is a fair reading as well. In this case, the full context is of a casual/informal retelling here on HN so it changes how it should be interpreted (or at least, put in consideration). Plus he was complimenting her; makes the diminutive interpretation less likely. All nitpicks in the end as result of lossy text comms over light, no big deal :)