Dwarf vs. Midget
Dwarfnoun
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
Dwarfnoun
A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
Dwarfnoun
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
Dwarfnoun
(star) A star of relatively small size.
Dwarfadjective
Miniature.
Dwarfverb
(transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
Dwarfverb
(transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
Dwarfverb
(transitive) To make appear insignificant.
Dwarfverb
(intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
Dwarfverb
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
Dwarfnoun
An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind.
Dwarfnoun
A diminutive human being, small in stature due to a pathological condition which causes a distortion of the proportions of body parts to each other, such as the limbs, torso, and head. A person of unusually small height who has normal body proportions is usually called a midget.
Dwarfnoun
A small, usually misshapen person, typically a man, who may have magical powers; mythical dwarves were often depicted as living underground in caves.
Dwarfverb
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
Dwarfverb
To become small; to diminish in size.
Dwarfnoun
a person who is abnormally small
Dwarfnoun
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Dwarfverb
make appear small by comparison;
Dwarfverb
check the growth of;
Dwarfnoun
(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
Dwarfnoun
a person who is of unusually or abnormally small stature because of a medical condition; a person affected by dwarfism.
Dwarfnoun
a very short person.
Dwarfnoun
denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species
Dwarfnoun
a star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.
Dwarfverb
cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
Dwarfverb
stunt the growth or development of
Midgetnoun
(originally) A little sandfly.
Midgetnoun
(loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
Midgetnoun
A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".
Midgetnoun
(sometimes derogatory) Any short person.
Midgetnoun
(attributively) A small version of something; miniature.
Midgetnoun
A minute bloodsucking fly.
Midgetnoun
A very diminutive person having normal proportions of the body parts; compare dwarf.
Midgetnoun
a person who is abnormally small
Midgetadjective
very small;
Midget
Midget (from midge, a sand fly) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative. While not a medical term, it has been applied to persons of unusually short stature, often with dwarfism, a medical condition with a number of causes including achondroplasia, and particularly proportionate dwarfism.
