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🌍 A small-statured people 🐾 A very small type
pigmy

pigmy

7.8
A person, animal, or thing that is much smaller than others of the same kind
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪɡmi/
  • Offensive
translation icon : [OFENSIVO] pigmeo
  • The zoo showcased a pigmy goat, which was much smaller than the other breeds.

Examples

  • I can't believe they had a pigmy elephant balloon.

    Hitpig! (2024)

  • The children were excited to see the pigmy hamster at the pet store, as it was so tiny.

  • He's a really nice pigmy.

    National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)

  • She bought a pigmy cactus that fits perfectly in her small apartment.

Synonyms

dwarf
vspigmy
14 3.9

A plant or animal much smaller than others of its kind

includes persons and objects as well as plants and animals
scraplet
vspigmy
  • Offensive
9.9

A very small weak person used as an insult

is a neutral description without insult, applying to any small thing or being

Antonyms

giant
73 1.0

A very large and strong person or thing

colossus
4 7.5

A very large, strong, or important person like a leader

Compounds

pigmy talinum
  • Specialized
9.9

A low plant with narrow thick leaves and deep pink flowers near the ground

Surface Forms

pigmy singular
pigmys plural

Etymology

Pigmy originally named very small people, coming from Greek pygmaios from pygme 'fist' or a small length, and it later came to mean any person, animal, or thing much smaller than usual. So calling a tree or animal a pigmy means it is unusually small compared to others of its kind.