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Synonyms for midget

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : mij-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪdʒ ɪt

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Définition of midget

Origin :
  • as a type of tiny biting insect, 1839, American English, from midge, perhaps with diminutive suffix -et.
  • Dr. Webster is in error in saying the word "midge" is "not in use" at the present day. In the neighboring Green mountain districts, one or more most annoying species of Simulium that there abound, are daily designated in common conversation as the midges, or, as the name is often corrupted, the midgets. From Dr. Harris' treatise it appears that the same name is in popular use for the same insects in Maine. The term is limited in this country, we believe, exclusively to those minute insects, smaller than the musketoe, which suck the blood of other animals. ["Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society," vol. VI, Albany, 1847]
  • Transferred sense of "very small person" is attested by 1854. It is also noted mid-19c. as a pet form of Margaret.
  • adj short, small
  • noun small person
Example sentences :
  • After this you can leave that midget of yours in her care, Katherine.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • The first cast of my midget flies across the pool brought no answer.
  • Extract from : « Wood Folk at School » by William J. Long
  • He cautioned all of us not to talk about your being smaller than common, being a midget.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • "Why my outfit is still in the supply house in Omaha," countered the midget.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • A midget is usually suave in manners and not easily embarrassed in public.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • You understand I am not complaining of my lot as a midget, but I am fed up on the role.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • Adine paused to chuckle a bit at the midget's interest in the recital.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • "Maybe you didn't see 'em at their best," replied the midget quietly.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • "I didn't say I had a man there or a midget either," he explained.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fantasy and Fact » by Brander Matthews
  • "You're a funny child, Midget," said her father, looking at her quizzically.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie's Busy Days » by Carolyn Wells

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