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midget

/ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/ noun

In Latin: salapūtium Wiktionary

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  1. A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    the midget pony
  2. Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
  3. A short person, particularly one with dwarfism.

Origin

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”)).

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