midget.
A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
Meaning & usage
A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
the midget pony
Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
A short person.
Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
Where this word comes from
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”)).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.