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midg·et

(mĭj′ĭt)

1. Offensive An extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned.

2. A small or miniature version of something.

3. A class of small objects, as a class of very small sailboats or racing cars.

adj.

1. Miniature; diminutive.

2. Belonging to a type or class much smaller than what is considered standard: a midget automobile.

[ Diminutive of midge.]

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midget

(ˈmɪdʒɪt)

1. (Medicine) a dwarf whose skeleton and features are of normal proportions

a. something small of its kind

b. (as modifier): a midget car.

3. Canadian an age level of 16 to 17 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey

[C19: from midge + -et]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

midg•et

(ˈmɪdʒ ɪt)

n.

1. (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.

2. any animal or thing that is very small for its kind.

adj.

3. very small or of a class below the usual size; miniature.

[1850–55]

syn: See dwarf.

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Noun	1.	midget - a person who is markedly small dwarf, nanus hypophysial dwarf, Levi-Lorrain dwarf, pituitary dwarf - a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf) hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarf - an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal small person - a person of below average size
Adj.	1.	midget - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, petite, tiny, lilliputian little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

midget

noun

1. dwarf, shrimp (informal), gnome, Tom Thumb, munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), homunculus, manikin, homuncule, pygmy or pigmy They used to call him 'midget' or 'shorty' at work.

adjective

1. baby, small, tiny, miniature, dwarf, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy an accompaniment of midget roast potatoes

2. diminutive, little, pocket-sized, Lilliputian, dwarfish, pygmy or pigmy The part is played by midget actor Warwick Edwards.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

midget

adjective

Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.

Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

Translations

قَزْم، شَيء أصْغَر من المألوف

trpaslíkzakrslíkmaličkýmalýmini-

dværg

Zwerg Zwergin

kääpiö

nain naine

dvergur

nanomini-nana

nanananus

liliputas

liliputspunduris

dwergkrielkip

småvokst menneske

majhenpritlikavec

dvärg

cüce

侏儒矮人

midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt]

A. N → enano/a m/f

B. ADJ → en miniatura, en pequeña escala; [submarine] → de bolsillo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt]

n → nain(e) m/f

adj → de poche
midget submarines → les sous-marins de pochemidi system [ˈmɪdisɪstəm] n → chaîne f midi

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midget

n → kleiner Mensch, Liliputaner(in) m(f); (= child) → Knirps m

adj → winzig; midget submarine → Kleinst-U-Boot nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

midget

[ˈmɪdʒɪt] n → nano/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

midget

(ˈmidʒit) noun

a person who is fully developed but has not grown to normal height.

midget

n. enano-a.

midget

n (ant) enano -na mf

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Sarah's fingers danced like midgets above a summer stream.

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"Where's the use of looking nice, when no one sees me but those cross midgets, and no one cares whether I'm pretty or not?" she muttered, shutting her drawer with a jerk.

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"Your position is a peculiar one," he continued; "you are a prisoner and yet you give commands which must be obeyed; you are an alien and yet you are a Tharkian chieftain; you are a midget and yet you can kill a mighty warrior with one blow of your fist.

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"He'd have done it, too, and Gus knew it, for Marshall is as strong as an ox and Gus is only a midget of a man.

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Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.

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Tomboys make strong women usually, and I had far rather find Rose playing football with Mac than puttering over bead-work like that affected midget, Ariadne Blish."

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For some moments--they seemed long moments--the two fleets remained without any further change flying obliquely towards each other, and making what came to Bert's ears as a midget uproar.

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Might bring Midget home, it will please her, and there 's no knowing when the governor will be back."

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Another series to watch is the MG Cup, a series encompassing all MG models plus selected Rover models, so expect to see a range of models from the MG ZR to classic MG Midgets. The series features classes for race modified, modified and road going cars promising lots of overtaking and exciting races from start to finish.

MG racing at Donington this weekend; MOTORSPORT

Centro Escolar University seeks a seventh straight senior basketball title while De La Salle Zobel, despite the graduation of four players to the junior ranks, is confident of nailing an unprecedented eighth consecutive midgets championship as the 48th Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association unfurls this Saturday at Philsports Arena in Pasig.

CEU, La Salle-Zobel dribblers try to extend WNCAA reign

LOCAL alternative rock band Go Go Midgets are set to release their debut album, The Third Bardo, this month.

Debut album ready to Go Go

She started racing quarter midgets (a go-kart with a roll cage and seat belts) in 1985 and never looked back.

Go, go: speed CPA

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