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dwarf, midget, nanus
a person who is markedly small
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lilliputian
a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
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homunculus, manikin, mannikin
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
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Pigmy, Pygmy
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
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pigmy, pygmy
an unusually small individual
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half-pint, peewee, runt, shrimp
disparaging terms for small people
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Tom Thumb
a very small person
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wisp
a small person
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Levi-Lorrain dwarf, hypophysial dwarf, pituitary dwarf
a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
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hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarf
an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
