midget Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is markedly small
    dwarf; nanus.
  2. adjective satellite very small
    bantam; petite; diminutive; tiny; flyspeck; lilliputian.
    • diminutive in stature
    • a lilliputian chest of drawers
    • her petite figure
    • tiny feet
    • the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

WordNet

Midg"et noun
Etymology
Dim. of midge.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A minute bloodsucking fly. Local, U. S.
  2. A very diminutive person.

Webster 1913