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What (who) is midget - definition


midget         
  • [[Charles Sherwood Stratton]] as "General [[Tom Thumb]]" circa 1861 (under [[P.T. Barnum]])
PERSON OF UNUSUALLY SHORT STATURE
Hikihito; Midgets; Miget; Midgetry
(midgets)
People who are very short are sometimes referred to as midgets. (OFFENSIVE)
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Midget         
  • [[Charles Sherwood Stratton]] as "General [[Tom Thumb]]" circa 1861 (under [[P.T. Barnum]])
PERSON OF UNUSUALLY SHORT STATURE
Hikihito; Midgets; Miget; Midgetry
·noun A very diminutive person.
II. Midget ·noun A minute bloodsucking fly.
midget         
  • [[Charles Sherwood Stratton]] as "General [[Tom Thumb]]" circa 1861 (under [[P.T. Barnum]])
PERSON OF UNUSUALLY SHORT STATURE
Hikihito; Midgets; Miget; Midgetry
¦ noun a very small person or thing.
?offensive a person affected by dwarfism.
¦ adjective very small.
Origin
C19: from midge + -et1.

Wikipedia

Midget
Midget (from midge, a tiny biting insect) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative. While not a medical term, it has been applied to people of unusually short stature, often with dwarfism, a medical condition with a number of causes including achondroplasia, and particularly proportionate dwarfism.
Examples of use of midget
1. He won the 1'50, ‘54 and ‘55 Oregon Midget Racing Association titles and 1'54 and ‘55 Northwest midget championships.
2. I‘m a blonde midget." George with current girlfriend Sarah Lawson.
3. "He loved cars and motorbikes, and had a beautiful red MG Midget.
4. He even described corporations as "midget Hitlers" attempting to crush the labor class.
5. Will it be two midget–commanders who are in the lead?