cute as a button in English

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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very cute",
          "word": "sievä kuin sika pienenä"
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          "sense": "very cute",
          "word": "mignon comme un bouton"
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    },
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      "word": "sievä kuin sika pienenä"
    },
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      "sense": "very cute",
      "word": "mignon comme un bouton"
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"cute as a button" meaning in English

Adjective