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   midget

   /ˈmɪdʒɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a person of extremely or exceptionally small stature. offensive
   • 2. something that is very small: "the country was an economic midget compared with its extraordinarily rich neighbour"

   adjective

   • 1. designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small: "a midget submarine" Similar dwarfminiaturebabydiminutivedwarfishpetiteelfinvery smallpockettoypygmyinformal:pint-sizedsawn-offminiaturepocketfun-sizeOpposite giant
   • ▪ denoting a level of amateur sport typically involving children aged between sixteen and seventeen: "midget hockey"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from midge + -et1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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