midget
[noun]
Synonyms: dwarf, pygmy or pigmy, shrimp (informal), Tom Thumb

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I. midg‧et¹ /ˈmɪdʒət, ˈmɪdʒɪt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: midge]

1. taboo a very offensive word for someone who is very short because their body has not grown normally. Do not use this word. ⇒ dwarf

2. British English informal someone who is not very tall

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II. midget² adjective [only before noun]
very small:
a midget submarine

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