midget
/ˈmɪdʒɪt/
noun
- A very small person, often used as an offensive term for a person with dwarfism; in modern use, it is considered disrespectful and is avoided.
- In the past, some circuses employed midgets as performers, but that practice is now widely condemned.
- The word 'midget' is now seen as insulting; the preferred term is 'little person'.
- He was called a midget as a child, and it hurt his feelings.
- Something that is much smaller than usual for its type.
- A midget submarine was used for secret missions during the war.
- The midget tomato plant produced surprisingly large fruit.
- They bought a midget refrigerator for their dorm room.