pygmy
[noun]
Synonyms: dwarf, homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, lilliputian, manikin, midge, midget, peewee, runt, Tom Thumb
[adjective]
Synonyms: tiny, bitsy, diminutive, dwarf, dwarfish, lilliputian, midget, minikin, peewee, pocket-size

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Antonyms: giant

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I. pyg‧my¹ , pigmy /ˈpɪɡmi/ noun (plural pygmies, pigmies) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: pygmaeus 'very small in height', from Greek, from pygme 'fist (as a unit of length)']

1. (also Pygmy) someone who belongs to a race of very small people, especially one of the tribes of central Africa

2. someone who is not as good, intelligent, strong etc as other people in the same group – used in order to show disapproval:
a literary pygmy

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II. pygmy² adjective [only before noun]
used to describe a type of animal or plant that is much smaller than other similar types:
a pygmy elephant

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