small person

/smɔl ˌpʌrsn/

Other forms: small persons

Definitions of small person

1. noun

   a person of below average size
   types:

   dwarf, midget, nanus

   a person who is markedly small

   lilliputian

   a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

   homunculus, manikin, mannikin

   a person who is very small or diminutive

   Pigmy, Pygmy

   any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet

   pigmy, pygmy

   an unusually small individual

   half-pint, peewee, runt, shrimp

   disparaging terms for small people

   Tom Thumb

   a very small person

   wisp

   a small person

   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)

   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

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being