midget

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

broadly offensive sometimes attributive

(originally) A little sandfly. / (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge.

Japanese Meaning

（本来）小さな砂蝿、すなわち砂むしのような小型のハエ類 / （転じて）蚊に似た小型で群れをなす昆虫

A midget buzzed around my ankle and left an itchy bite.

小さなブユが私の足首の周りを飛び回り、かゆい刺し跡を残した。

Sense（1）

(originally) A little sandfly.

Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you till you itch all over your unprotected skin.

Sense（2）

(loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge.

Sense（3）

(sometimes offensive) A normally-proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".

Sense（4）

(sometimes offensive) Any short person.

Sense（5）

(attributively) A small version of something; miniature.

the midget pony

midgets

（ plural ）