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MIDGET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is markedly small
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("midget" is a kind of...):
small person (a person of below average size)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "midget"):
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very small
Example:
the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
Synonyms:
bantam; diminutive; flyspeck; lilliputian; midget; petite; tiny
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Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
