midget

• 一个过时且现被视为冒犯性的词，指身材异常矮小的人，也指同类事物中极小者。已不再用于礼貌或医学语境。

An outdated and now considered offensive term for a person of unusually short stature. It is no longer used in polite or medical contexts.

1. Very small in sizeB2informal

   Extremely small or miniature in scale.

   非常小的

   • They bought a midget car for city driving.
   • The garden had a midget version of a classic fountain.
   • She collected midget figurines from around the world.

   同义词diminutivedwarfminiatureminusculeminutepocket-sizedtiny

   反义词colossalenormousgianthugemassive

• 指身材明显矮小的人；也可特指患有侏儒症、身材异常矮小的人。

A noun referring to a person who is markedly small in stature.

1. Person of very small statureB1informal

   A person who is markedly shorter than average, often due to a medical condition; this term is now considered potentially offensive and is less used in formal contexts, where 'little person' or 'person with dwarfism' is preferred.

   身材极矮小的人

   • The circus featured a performer who was a midget.
   • He was often called a midget as a child, which he disliked.
   • The word 'midget' has fallen out of favor in modern usage.

   同义词dwarf