midget

Meanings

Plural: midgets

Noun

a person who is markedly small
A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
A short person.
Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.

Adjective Satellite

very small

Origin / Etymology

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”)).

Synonyms

bantam, diminutive, dwarf, elf, flyspeck, lilliputian, munchkin, nanus, petite, short-ass//short-arse, shortie//shorty, tiny, titch

Antonyms

giant

Scrabble Score: 10

midget is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
midget is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
midget is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

midget is a valid Words With Friends word