Midget — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is markedly small

very small

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪdʒɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪdʒɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪdʒɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪdʒɪt/.

Examples

diminutive in stature
a lilliputian chest of drawers
her petite figure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diminutive dwarf tiny lilliputian bantam flyspeck nanus petite

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is markedly small
adjective	very small “diminutive in stature”

Word Forms

dwarf	verb	check the growth of
diminutive	noun	a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
diminutiveness	noun	the property of being very small in size
lilliputian	noun	a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
petite	noun	a garment size for short or slender women
petiteness	noun	the property of being very small in size
tininess	noun	the property of being very small in size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwerg

eine Person, die ausgesprochen klein ist

🇫🇷French

nain

une personne qui est nettement petite

🇪🇸Spanish

enano

una persona que es marcadamente pequeña

🇮🇹Italian

nano

una persona decisamente piccola

🇳🇱Dutch

miniatuur

iemand die opvallend klein is

🇵🇹Portuguese

anão

uma pessoa que é marcadamente pequena

🇷🇺Russian

карлик

человек заметно маленького роста

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत छोटा चित्र

एक व्यक्ति जो स्पष्ट रूप से छोटा है

🇧🇩Bengali

বকনা

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে ছোট

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுப்பகுதி

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அளவு சிறிய நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మధ్యస్థుడు

చాలా చిన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मिजेट

एक व्यक्ती जी स्पष्टपणे लहान आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિજેટ

એક વ્યક્તિ જે નોંધપાત્ર રીતે નાની છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಡ್ಜೆಟ್

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നടുഭാഗം

വളരെ ചെറുതായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਜੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਛੋਟਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بونا

ایک شخص جو واضح طور پر چھوٹا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侏儒

一个明显很小的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ミゼット

著しく小さい人

🇰🇷Korean

깔따구

눈에 띄게 작은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lùn

một người nhỏ bé rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

คนแคระ

คนที่ตัวเล็กอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

cebol

seseorang yang sangat kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

unano

isang taong kapansin-pansing maliit

🇲🇾Malay

orang kerdil

seorang yang sangat kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قزم

شخص صغير بشكل ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

خردسال

فردی که به طور مشخص کوچک است

🇹🇷Turkish

cüce

oldukça küçük olan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַמָד

אדם קטן באופן ניכר

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