MIDGET

Midget

Midget is a term that is widely considered pejorative for a person of unusually short stature, often one with the medical condition dwarfism, particularly proportionate dwarfism.

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midget

Noun

(c.'' 1645) by . The subject of the painting, a midget or dwarf, was a jester at the court of .]]

  1. A little sandfly.
    ''Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you manyfold till you itch all over your unprotected skin
  2. Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
  3. A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".
  4. Any short person.
  5. That is a small version of something; miniature
    the midget pony


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