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midget

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midg·et  (mjt)
n.
1. Offensive An extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned.
2. A small or miniature version of something.
3. A class of small objects, as a class of very small sailboats or racing cars.
adj.
1. Miniature; diminutive.
2. Belonging to a type or class much smaller than what is considered standard: a midget automobile.

[Diminutive of midge.]

midget [ˈmɪdʒɪt]
n
1. (Medicine) a dwarf whose skeleton and features are of normal proportions
2.
a.  something small of its kind
b.  (as modifier) a midget car
[from midge + -et]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midgetmidget - a person who is markedly small      
hypophysial dwarf, Levi-Lorrain dwarf, pituitary dwarf - a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarf - an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
small person - a person of below average size
Adj.1.midget - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

midget
noun
dwarf, shrimp (informal), gnome, Tom Thumb, munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), homunculus, manikin, homuncule, pygmy or pigmy They used to call him 'midget' or 'shorty' at work.
adjective
1. baby, small, tiny, miniature, dwarf, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy an accompaniment of midget roast potatoes
2. diminutive, little, pocket-sized, Lilliputian, dwarfish, pygmy or pigmy The part is played by midget actor Warwick Edwards.
Translations
midget [ˈmɪdʒɪt]
A. Nenano/a m/f
B. ADJen miniatura, en pequeña escala; [submarine] → de bolsillo

midget [ˈmɪdʒɪt]
nnain(e) m/f
adjde poche
midget submarines → les sous-marins de poche
midi system [ˈmɪdisɪstəm] nchaîne f midi

midget
nkleiner Mensch, Liliputaner(in) m(f); (= child)Knirps m
adjwinzig; midget submarineKleinst-U-Boot nt

midget [ˈmɪdʒɪt] nnano/a
midget [ˈmɪdʒɪt] nnano/a

midget
n midget [ˈmidʒit]
a person who is fully developed but has not grown to normal height. dwerg قَزْم، شَيء أصْغَر من المألوف джудже trpaslík dværg der Zwerg νάνος enano kääbus ادم بسیار قد کوتاه kääpiö nain, naine גַמָד, נַנָס बौना आदमी patuljak törpe orang katai dvergur nano こびと 난쟁이, 꼬마 neūžauga, liliputas punduris; liliputs orang kerdil dwerg småvokst menneske karzeł anão pitic карлик trpaslík pritlikavec kepec dvärg คนตัวเล็กมาก cüce 矮人, 侏儒 карлик, ліліпут بونا người lùn , 侏儒


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"Your position is a peculiar one," he continued; "you are a prisoner and yet you give commands which must be obeyed; you are an alien and yet you are a Tharkian chieftain; you are a midget and yet you can kill a mighty warrior with one blow of your fist.
Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.
He'd have done it, too, and Gus knew it, for Marshall is as strong as an ox and Gus is only a midget of a man.
 
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