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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats