midget

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Noun

midget (plural midgets)

1. (originally) A little sandfly.

   Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you till you itch all over your unprotected skin.

2. (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
3. (sometimes offensive) A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]
4. (sometimes offensive) Any short person.
5. (attributively) A small version of something; miniature.

   the midget pony

Synonyms

• (person below 4'10") dwarf (loosely)
• (derogatory: any small person) dwarf, short-arse, shortie/shorty, tich/titch, vertically challenged person (humorous)
• (swarming insect) midge
• (miniature) dwarf

Antonyms

• (derogatory: any small person) giant
• (miniature) giant

Translations

• French: nain, naine
• German: Zwerg, Zwergin, Liliputaner, Liliputanerin
• Italian: nano, nana
• Portuguese: anão, anã
• Russian: лилипу́т
• Spanish: enano

Translations

• French: nain, naine, nabot
• German: Zwerg, Zwergin, Winzling, Gnom
• Italian: nano, nana
• Portuguese: anão
• Russian: ка́рлик
• Spanish: chichón de piso, retaco

Translations

• German: Zwerg-; mini-, Mini-
• Italian: mini-
• Portuguese: mini-

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