midget

midg·et

 (mĭj′ĭt)

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.

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[ Diminutive of midge.]

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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.

3. Canadian an age level of 16 to 17 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey

[C19: from midge + -et]

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midg•et

(ˈmɪdʒ ɪt)

n.

1. (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.

2. any animal or thing that is very small for its kind.

adj.

3. very small or of a class below the usual size; miniature.

[1850–55]

syn: See dwarf.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	midget - a person who is markedly small   dwarf, nanus 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" bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, petite, tiny, lilliputian 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"

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midget

noun

1. 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.

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midget

adjective

Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.

Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

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Translations

قَزْم، شَيء أصْغَر من المألوف

trpaslíkzakrslíkmaličkýmalýmini-

dværg

ZwergZwergin

kääpiö

nainnaine

dvergur

nanomini-nana

nanananus

liliputas

liliputspunduris

dwergkrielkip

småvokst menneske

majhenpritlikavec

dvärg

cüce

侏儒矮人

midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt]

A. N → enano/a m/f

B. ADJ → en miniatura, en pequeña escala; [submarine] → de bolsillo

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midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt]

n → nain(e) m/f

adj → de poche
midget submarines → les sous-marins de pochemidi system [ˈmɪdisɪstəm] n → chaîne f midi

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midget

n → kleiner Mensch, Liliputaner(in) m(f); (= child) → Knirps m

adj → winzig; midget submarine → Kleinst-U-Boot nt

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midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt] n → nano/a

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midget

(ˈmidʒit) noun

a person who is fully developed but has not grown to normal height. dwerg قَزْم، شَيء أصْغَر من المألوف джудже anão trpaslík der Zwerg dværg νάνοςenano kääbus ادم بسیار قد کوتاه kääpiö nain, naine גמד, ננס बौना आदमी patuljak törpe orang katai dvergur nano こびと 난쟁이, 꼬마 neūžauga, liliputas punduris; liliputs orang kerdil dwergsmåvokst menneskekarzeł ټيټ قد لرونكى anão pitic карлик trpaslík pritlikavec kepec dvärg คนแคระ cüce 侏儒 карлик, ліліпут بونا người lùn 矮人，侏儒

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midget

n. enano-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

midget

n (ant) enano -na mf

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