Midget (band)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Very small
"Diminutive in stature"
"A lilliputian chest of drawers"
"Her petite figure"
"Tiny feet"
"The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
noun
(2) A person who is markedly small
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Etymology
Diminutive of (from , , from ; cognate with Dutch & German ), using the suffix , originally (1865) for a "little sand fly" , only around 1869 also a "very small person".
Noun
- A little sand-fly.
- Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you manyfold till you itch all over your unprotected skin
- Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
- A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".
- A short person.
- That is a small version of something; miniature
- the midget pony
Usage notes
- Used for an insect, this is an variation on that is incorrect but commonly used.