Midget

Definition: Midget

Midget

Adjective

1. Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet".

Noun

1. A person who is abnormally small.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "midget" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)

Note: Midget \Midg"et\, noun. [Dim. of midge.]. (references)

Synonyms: Midget

Crosswords: Midget

I feel lower than a Martian midget. (The Jetsons; writing credit: Aarne Tarkas)

Blind kids, a midget, dykes on bikes we could start a side-show (Chopper Chicks in Zombietown; writing credit: Dan Hoskins)

Only a true dork wears three pairs of underwear to keep from getting de-pants by a midget. (Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'; writing credit: Danny Miller)

Hey Bird - Did you just see a little Hare-Krishna midget in the tree, floatin' (The Golden Child; writing credit: Dennis Feldman)

We could hire our own midget, even shorter than his. (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; writing credit: Ethan Coen)

Crowded elevator smells different to midget.� � (references; author: unknown)

The Mean Green Midget (1967)

Morris the Midget Moose (1950)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• 2000 Auto Racing Analysis Open Wheel Racewinners and Champions: Champcar, Sprint Car, and Midget Racing (reference)

• Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume: Writing for a Living (reference)

• How to Power Tune Midget & Sprite for Road & Track (Speedpro) (reference)

• Midget (reference)

• Midget & Sprite Automotive Repair Manual: Mg Midget Mk I, Ii, III and 1500: 948, 1098, 1275, and 1493Cc (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• What Would Midget Jesus Do? (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crewmen pose with their ship's battle "scoreboard", soon after the Biak Invasion, circa June 1944. Nearly all of these men had served in Ward since the beginning of the War, and were present when she sank a Japanese midget submarine just outside Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 1941. For the original caption, including identification of those present, see: Photo # NH 95582 (complete caption). Credit: NAVY.

Tied up at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 September 1945. Five "Kairyu" type midget submarines are moored outboard of the HA-102, at left. Taken by Photographer's Mate Ehlers. Credit: NAVY.

Chart of Pearl Harbor recovered from a Japanese midget submarine captured after the attack. The chart shows various courses around Ford Island and gives ship locations which do not necessarily correspond to actual 7 December ship positions. Since it presumably came from the midget submarine HA-19, which was unsuccessful in its attempts to enter the harbor, these details probably represent expected ship locations and intended maneuvers by the submarine. Credit: NAVY.

On exhibit in cutaway form at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 11 May 1951. It is being examined by two U.S. Navy Sailors, including Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles L. Carroll, who is on leave from USS Saint Paul (CA-73). A small experimental midget submarine is also on exhibit, in the right background. Credit: NAVY.

Sketch inboard profile plans, 1945. Copied from "Extracts from Small Battle Units of Foreign Powers, Appendix III: Japanese Midget Submarines and Explosive Motor Boats", page 40 (bottom). Credit: NAVY.

This Type A midget submarine was found scuttled off Guadalcanal in 1943, after the Japanese evacuated their forces on the island. Credit: NAVY.

Midget golf course, Raymondville, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Expressions using "midget": midget impinger ♦ midget microphone ♦ mud midget. Additional references.

Afrikaans

dwerg (dwarf, pigmy). (various references)

Albanian

xhuxhmaxhuxh, xhuxh (dwarf, gnome, lilliputian, manikin, pigmy, pygmy, shorty). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قزم (bantam, dwarf, elf, gnome, homunculus, lilliputian, manikin, pigmy, pygmy, runt), ‏صغير جدا (dwarfish, minute, teeny), ‏برغوث (flea). (various references)

Bulgarian 

фъстък (earthnut, groundnut, monkey-nut, nut, peanut), мъниче, миниатюрен предмет, дребосък (elf, minikin, minim, peanut, shorty, shrimp, sprat), джудже (dwarf, elf, gnome, manikin, pygmy). (various references)

Chinese 

侏�' (Dwarf, Dwarfs, Pygmies, Pygmy). (various references)

Czech

malièký (diminutival, diminutive, dinky, fiddling, little, minikin, minute, puny, wee), malý èlovìk, trpaslièí (dwarfish), trpaslík (dwarf, gnome, pigmy, pygmy), pidimužík (dwarf). (various references)

Danish

dværg (dwarf, pigmy). (various references)

Dutch

minuscuul (dwarf, slight, tiny), dwergachtig (dwarf). (various references)

Esperanto

nano (dwarf), nana (dwarf). (various references)

Faeroese

dvørgvaksin (dwarf), dvørgkendur (dwarf). (various references)

Farsi 

ادم بسیارقدکوتاه , ریزه (Bit, Chip, Mince, Particle, Shiver, Teeny), ریزاندام . (various references)

Finnish

Midget-impaktori (midget impinger). (various references)

French

nain. (various references)

Frisian

dwerch (dwarf, pigmy). (various references)

German

Zwerg (dwarf, gnome, pigmy, runt, squirt). (various references)

Greek 

νάνοσ (dwarf, elf, gnome, lilliputian, manikin, minim, pigmy, pygmy, runt, troll), νάνος (dwarf), ανθρωπάριο (homunculus, manikin, shrimp). (various references)

Hebrew 

אצבעו� י (fingerling), �'מ�" (dwarf, manikin, pigmy), � � ס (dwarf, mannikin, pygmy, runt). (various references)

Hungarian

törpe (dwarf, dwarfish, elf, elfin, gnome, lilliput, lilliputian, manikin, modicum, pigmy, pint-sized, pygmean, pygmy, scrogged, shorty, urchin), apró dolog, apró (diminutive, ducky, fine, lilliputian, minikin, minuscule, minute, nice, pillbox, Pinkie, puny, pygmy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, toy). (various references)

Indonesian

cebol (cretin, dwarf). (various references)

Italian

nano (dwarf, manikin, runt). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ミシン糸 (automatic transmission, beauty contest to name Miss Xxxxx, crop circle, mediocracy, medium, medium rare, medium size, Mick, middy, middy look, midget house, midi, midi communication, midnight, midnight blue, midnight show, MIPS, MIS, miscasting, miserable, misery index, misfortune, misjudgement, mislead, mis-match, misprint, miss, mission, mission school, Missouri, mist, mistake, mister, mistral, misty, misunderstanding, mitochondria, mitt, Mitterrand, mix, mixed doubles, mixed juice, mixed media, Mr, Mrs, Ms., mysterious, mystery, mystery circle, mysticism, mystification, myth, sewing cotton, transvestite), 一寸法師 (dwarf). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ミゼット , いっす�"ぼうし (dwarf). (various references)

Korean 

꼬마. (various references)

Papiamen

enano (dwarf). (various references)

Pig Latin

idgetmay.(various references)

Portuguese

anão (dwarf, elf, elfin, manikin, midge, shrimp, undersized). (various references)

Romanian

minuscul (minuscule, minute, small, tiny), prichindel (a bit of a boy, dandiprat, dwarf, hop-o'-my-thumb, shrimp, whipster), pitic (dwarf, dwarfish, gnome, hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin, minikin, peewee, shrimp), persoanã foarte micã, obiect foarte mic, lucru minuscul, liliputan (lilliputian). (various references)

Russian 

карлик (dwarf, dwarves, elf, hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin, pigmi, pygmy), миниатюрный (chip-sized, dime-size, miniature, petite, pocket-size), лилипут (lilliputian). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

sićušan (lilliputian, little, measly, minute, pimping, tiny, weeny), patuljast (dwarf, dwarfish, lilliputian), patuljak (dwarf, elf, elves, gnome, lilliputian), kepec (dwarf, manikin, pigmy, troll). (various references)

Spanish

enano (dwarf, dwarfish, manikin, pigmy, pygmy, runt, stunted), en pequeña escala (small-scale), en miniatura (miniature), de bolsillo (pocket-size). (various references)

Swedish

dvärg (dwarf, gnome, manikin, pigmy, pygmy), miniatyr- (lilliputian, miniature), liten sportbil. (various references)

Turkish

minyon tip, minicik (dinky, lilliputian, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, weeny), mini (micro-, mini, mini-, small, tiny), ufak yapılı kimse, cüce (dwarf, elf, gnome, ground-, homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, lilliputian, manikin, nano-, pigmy, pygmean, pygmy, runt, scrub, scrubby, shrimp, tom thumb). (various references)

Ukrainian

карлик (dwarf, elf, pygmy, shrimp), ліліпут (lilliputian). (various references)

Vietnamese 

vật rất nhỏ, người rất nhỏ cái rất nhỏ. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "midget": midgets. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Midget" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: idget, Lidget, madeth, Madigbe, Madjber, Madjit, medtech, Meggett, midage, midg, midgen, midgit, midgy, midjet, Miegel, migat, Migda, Migeot, miget, miidget, minget, mofgat, Mougeot, mudge, Mudgee, muget, Niget, smidget. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: demit, midge, timed.

-2 letters: diet, dime, dite, edit, emit, gied, idem, item, mite, tide, tied, time.

-3 letters: die, dig, dim, dit, ged, gem, get, gid, gie, git, med, meg, met, mid, mig, ted, teg, tie.

-4 letters: de, ed, em, et, id, it, me, mi, ti.

+1 letter: midgets.

+2 letters: demoting, gimleted, migrated.

+3 letters: demasting, dementing, demitting, dogmatize, emigrated, fumigated, geminated, geometrid, magnitude, mediating, mitigated, pigmented, smudgiest.

+4 letters: abridgment, bigmouthed, decimating, delimiting, demeriting, demounting, designment, dogmatized, dogmatizer, dogmatizes, emendating, geometrids, germinated, immigrated, magnetised, magnetized, magnitudes, marginated, medicating, meditating, misediting, misgrafted, mislighted, mistending, moderating, multigrade, regimented, smaragdite, stampeding.

+5 letters: abridgement, abridgments, deaminating, delightsome, demagnetize, demarcating, designments, determining, diamagnetic, dislodgment, documenting, dogmatizers, drumbeating, geometrised, geometrized, gradiometer, impregnated, legitimated, legitimised, legitimized, limelighted, maledicting, mastheading, methodising, methodizing, misjudgment, moonlighted, outdreaming, readmitting, remediating, sedimenting, smaragdites, stigmatized, tragicomedy, unmitigated.