midget

Meaning

1. (derogatory, sometimes) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
2. (Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, archaic) Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
3. (derogatory, offensive) A short person.
4. (attributive, derogatory) Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.

Opposite of

giant

Synonyms

dwarf

pygmy

lilliputian

small person

tiny

diminutive

manikin

flyspeck

bantam

petite

runt

mannikin

nanus

pigmy

shrimp

🦐

small

troll

🧌

weak

very small

short person

normal dwarf

small screw torch

mythical small person

dwarf-like

dwarfism

elf

🧝

gnome

gnomish

homunculus

little

midge

miniature

minim

pipsqueak

puny

sandfly

shorty

Translations

nain

Zwerg

nano

enano

dwerg

anão

dwergachtig

Zwergin

nana

minuscuul

nabot

قزم

cüce

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: mug

Cognate with German: Mücke

In summary

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”)).