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RUNT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disparaging terms for small people
Synonyms:
half-pint; peewee; runt; shrimp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("runt" is a kind of...):
small person (a person of below average size)
Derivation:
runty ((used especially of persons) of inferior size)
runty (well below average height)