English Explanatory Dictionary

midget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
  2. Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
  3. A short person.
  4. Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/ En-us-midget.ogg

Word forms

midget midgets

Etymology

From midge (chiefly in the figurative sense of “small thing”, literally “small fly”) + -et (diminutive suffix), (from Old English myċġ (“mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-; cognate with Dutch mug (“mosquito”) and German Mücke (“midge, gnat”)).

Synonyms

dwarf short-ass//short-arse shortie//shorty titch munchkin elf

Antonyms

giant

Derived words

crib midget mental midget midget car midget cell midget-esque midget golf midgetism midgetlike midgetly midget-minded midgetness midgetry midget-submarine midget tossing midgety

Translations

Czech: mini- Czech: malý Czech: maličký Danish: dværg- Danish: mini- Dutch: dwerg- Dutch: mini- Finnish: kääpiö- German: Zwerg- German: mini- Italian: mini- Portuguese: mini- Swedish: dvärg- Swedish: mini-
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