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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'midget' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions midget noun (plural: midgets) (originally) a little sand-fly Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you manyfold till you itch all over your unprotected skin (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". (derogatory) A short person. (attributively) That is a small version of something; miniature the pony Translations:  Dutch: dwerg-, mini- German: Zwerg-, mini-/Mini- (trans-mid) Italian: mini- French: nain , naine Etymology: diminutive of midge (from O.E. mygg, mycg "gnat," from Proto-Germanic mugjon, (cognate with Dutch mug 'mosquito' & German Mícke "midge, gnat")), using the suffix -et, originally (1865) for a "little sand fly" , only around 1869 also a "very small person"        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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