small person
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- noun
- /smɔl ˈpɜrsən/
:
persona pequeña
- The KII did seem to outline the shape of a small person.
- a very small person
- the smallest person in the world
No one ever paid attention to me when I was a small person.
- No one ever paid attention to me when I was a small person.
- So you saw this, this small person or child run into the building after you pulled the trigger?
- He meets a friend who also dislikes, fears, hates the small people, and they actually have a confrontation, right?
- That's what the first thing a statistician would think about, you know, some small people, some big people, and variation in ages, but also the link between them.
Examples
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At the base of the climbing tower, Ms. Matusek was a small person, indeed; though her voice was certainly loud enough.
Fiction book (1999) -
And she said I'm just a small person, what can I do?
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Do you know something about this, small person?
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And you are a small person.
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How could so much volume come from such a small person?
Fiction book (2000) -
I am one of millions of small people without a lot of money.
Blog text (28) -
It's about the life of a small person who depends on you utterly.
Blog text (25) -
Some small person threw down his red coat and ran away.
Fiction book (1994) -
As I wheeled around helplessly, a rescuer came—a small person fringed by a bush of auburn hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
As a child, I was often teased for being a small person compared to my classmates.
Synonyms
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A very short adult often because of a medical condition called dwarfism
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A very small person or creature like one in a story
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A very small person, often a child
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A friendly name for a young or small person
A very small person who looks normal
A rude name for a small or short person, often a child
Antonyms
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is smaller than average' is directly and compositionally derived from 'small' (limited in size) + 'person' (human individual). This adjective+noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistically common construction and will be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Small person comes from the words small meaning little in size and person, so it paints a simple, literal picture. It is used to describe someone who is 'smaller than average' in height or build.