Definition of MIDGET

midget

Plural: midgets

Noun

  • A person who is unusually small; a very small object.
  • 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

Examples

  • He focused on playing tiny, efficient words, feeling like a Scrabble MIDGET.
  • the midget pony

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

Antonyms

giant

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

midget: valid Words With Friends Word