Associations to the word «Midget»

Wiktionary

MIDGET, noun. (originally) A little sandfly.
MIDGET, noun. (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
MIDGET, noun. A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]
MIDGET, noun. (sometimes derogatory) Any short person.
MIDGET, noun. (attributively) That is a small version of something; miniature
MIDGET TOSSING, noun. Dwarf tossing.

Dictionary definition

MIDGET, noun. A person who is markedly small.
MIDGET, adjective. Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King