A person who is unusually small in stature, esp. as a result of a genetic or medical condition causing dwarfism.

A dwarf, or congenitally deformed man.

(a) n. something that creeps along the ground; (frequently derogatory) a creeping, cringing person; (also) a small person or thing; (b) adj.…

With plural agreement. Persons or animals of small size or stature; little ones, children. Now only with the.

A diminutive or puny person (rarely thing). Chiefly contemptuous.

A diminutive person, a dwarf. Obsolete. rare.

contemptuous. A short, dwarfish fellow.

A dwarf.

A dwarfish person.

A diminutive creature. Frequently as a term of endearment or contempt.

A withered branch; a shrivelled or stunted person.

The smallest or weakest of a brood, etc.; a puny fowl; a diminutive person, little wretch.

transferred. A diminutive being. A dwarf, mannikin; hence as adj. (quots. 1725 1728).

A dwarf, a pygmy: the name of a pygmy hero of nursery lore. Cf. Tom Thumb, n.

gen. Any person of very small stature; a dwarf.

(now sometimes with capital initials) a person who is exceptionally short genetically, a dwarf (cf. little people, n. 1).

A little man (frequently depreciative); a dwarf, a pygmy. Also figurative.

A diminutive or puny man; a manikin.

A small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, pygmy. Also attributive. Obsolete or archaic.

A dwarfish person.

A designation applied to a short person.

(a) a small or insignificant person (obsolete (English regional (Somerset) in later use)); (b) a thin person, or one who does not eat fat (chiefly…

A small or insignificant person. Usually as a term of abuse.

A little man.

The name of the hero of an English folk tale, a ploughman's son who was only as tall as his father's thumb, used allusively and in similative…

A very small person or creature; a brat; an elf. rare.

Applied to persons. A mean, insignificant, or paltry fellow; also, a short or thin person.

A dwarf, pygmy.

a dwarf with the power of a giant.

A pygmy, a dwarf. Also attributive or as adj.

A very diminutive person (in allusion to small figures cut in agates and used as seals). Obsolete. rare.

A very small or insignificant creature. Obsolete. rare.

A person likened to a male sparrow in some way; esp. (a) a short man; (b) a lively, mercurial, or quarrelsome man.

A little dapper fellow.

humorous. A person of small stature. Occasionally derogatory: a young woman (cf. piece, n. 9b, bit, n.2 7). Obsolete.

A dwarf; a person of mean presence.

A person or thing that is a foot and a half in height or length.

A small or young dwarf (in various senses of the noun).

= wretchock, n.

= homuncule, n.

the handle of a whip, a whipstock; also figurative (see quot. 1653; with quot. 1861 cf. whip hand, n. 2).

A little or diminutive man; a mannikin.

A diminutive or insignificant person, esp. a sprightly or impertinent young fellow. Also rarely applied to a thing.

A little chit.

In extended use. A person, animal, or thing likened to a sprite, esp. in being diminutive, lively, or mischievous. Cf. fairy, n. 4.

A little carl, a man short of stature.

= wirling, n.

A puny or stunted person or creature; a despicable or contemptible person, a wretch. Also as a term of abuse. Cf. urling, n.2

A man who is very small or short; spec. (a) a member of any of various peoples of characteristically short stature (now historical); (b) a man…

A small or dainty person. In later use frequently as a term of endearment, esp. for a child or young woman: darling, pet.

An undersized person or animal; a dwarf.

a person of small stature; a person of little account.

figurative. A diminutive person or thing. Frequently depreciative. A little man or boy; an insignificant person. Now rare.

An inhabitant of Lilliput, n.; hence, a person of diminutive size, character, or mind.

A weak, sickly, puny, or undersized person or animal.

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern), esp. in earlier use. A small or insignificant person, esp. a small child.

A small or insignificant person. Also in extended use. Now rare.

A very small or insignificant creature. Obsolete. rare.

A small person or thing; a trifle, a knick-knack. In later use also as a mass noun: junk, clutter; petty concerns or detail.

A person (usually a man) who is the smallest, youngest, weakest, etc., in a family or other group.

figurative (a) Scottish and Irish English. A very little person. (b) Something very unsteady.

A diminutive or insignificant person.

A craven, a coward.

A diminutive, insignificant, or contemptible person. Now frequently in wee nyaff.

colloquial. A person who is tall, thin, and lacking in physical strength or stamina; a feeble or weedy person, regarded as contemptible; a…

figurative. A small or insignificant person or thing. rare.

A diminutive legendary being; a dwarf. Cf. thumbling, n. Obsolete.

Used attributively = diminutive. Occasionally n., a person of diminutive size, a child.

A diminutive being; a dwarf, pigmy; a Tom Thumb or Hop-o'-my-thumb.

A person who is (very) small or short; spec. a person who is unusually short in stature as a result of a genetic, medical, or environmental…

transferred and figurative. Applied to material things: †(a) A small piece or fragment; (b) A person of small stature.

A person of short stature; frequently with capital initial as a nickname or form of address.

(A name for) a small person. Cf. titchy, adj.

A stunted, not properly developed, person.

U.S. colloquial. A man of insignificant stature. Cf. stub, adj.

A remnant; a small detached piece; a piece very small by comparison with the whole; a fragmentary… A small person. colloquial.

A pygmoid person.

colloquial. (A nickname for) a very tall person or (ironic) a short person.

Chiefly North American colloquial. Any unusually small person, animal, etc. Frequently spec. (see quots. 1935 1965 1965).

A very small person or thing. Chiefly in a smidgen of a —— and variants: a very small (insignificant) example of a person or thing.

colloquial. A nickname or familiar name for: a child or small person. Cf. half pint, n. 2.

colloquial. Very small, diminutive; relating to or concerning children. Also (occasionally) as n.

A small and endearing person; esp. a child. Also used as a term of endearment.